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CHILD PROTECTION STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2000

TABLE 2 CHILDREN WHO WERE SUBJECT TO A CASE CONFERENCE1 : BREAKDOWN BY PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN PRIOR TO REFERRAL

Placement of children prior to referral

Year Ended 31 March……

1999

2000

Number

Percentage of total

Number

Percentage of total

 

At home

2,381

87.1

2,281

88.0

 

With relatives

152

5.6

113

4.4

 

With foster carers

87

3.2

75

2.9

 

In a residential establishment

22

0.8

23

0.9

 

Other placement

91

3.3

100

3.9

 

Total

2,734

100.0

2,593

100.0

1. Children referred for child protection inquiries in the years ended 31 March 1999 & 2000 who were subject to a case conference.
2. Due to the inclusion of some estimated (rounded) figures in tables, the sum of component parts may not equal the totals shown.

 

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