Written Question · S6W-25787 · Session 6
What data is collected and maintained regarding child protection concerns and interventions.
The question
To ask the Scottish Government what data is collected and maintained regarding child protection concerns and interventions.
The answer
At the present time, the Scottish Government collects and maintains data annually in respect of Child Protection in Scotland. This data is collected and published as part of the annual Children’s Social Work Statistics Official Statistics publication. Each Scottish Local Authority is asked to submit a return providing information on the children who were involved in the Child Protection process during the year. This includes the following information on Child Protection.
1. Number of Child Protection Investigations and outcomes of the investigation.
2. Number of Child Protection Case Conferences (also known as Child Protection Planning Meetings). This includes the type of Case conference (i.e. Pre-Birth, Initial, Review, Transfer In) and the type of concern(s) identified at the Case Conference (e.g. domestic abuse, parental substance misuse). This also includes the child's primary known/suspected abuser at the time of the Case Conference.
3. Number of children on the Child Protection Register.
4. Number of Child Protection registrations and de-registrations.
5. Sociodemographic details on each child involved in any of the above (age; gender; ethnic group; religion; disability).
In addition to this, the Children and Families Analysis Team also collects and publishes monthly Management Information data in respect of Child Protection in Scotland. This data is collected and published as part of the monthly Vulnerable Children and Adult Monitoring Report data collection and publication. This includes the following information on Child Protection concerns and interventions:
1. Number of child protection concerns and child wellbeing concerns.
2. Number of inter-agency referral discussions.
3. Number of children on the Child Protection Register.
4. Number of Child Protection registrations and de-registrations.
5. Number of registrations where domestic abuse was recorded as a significant factor.
6. Number of referrals to the Reporter on offence and non-offence grounds.
7. Number of arrange Hearing decisions and number of Hearings held.
8. Number of Compulsory Supervision Orders granted.
1. Number of Child Protection Investigations and outcomes of the investigation.
2. Number of Child Protection Case Conferences (also known as Child Protection Planning Meetings). This includes the type of Case conference (i.e. Pre-Birth, Initial, Review, Transfer In) and the type of concern(s) identified at the Case Conference (e.g. domestic abuse, parental substance misuse). This also includes the child's primary known/suspected abuser at the time of the Case Conference.
3. Number of children on the Child Protection Register.
4. Number of Child Protection registrations and de-registrations.
5. Sociodemographic details on each child involved in any of the above (age; gender; ethnic group; religion; disability).
In addition to this, the Children and Families Analysis Team also collects and publishes monthly Management Information data in respect of Child Protection in Scotland. This data is collected and published as part of the monthly Vulnerable Children and Adult Monitoring Report data collection and publication. This includes the following information on Child Protection concerns and interventions:
1. Number of child protection concerns and child wellbeing concerns.
2. Number of inter-agency referral discussions.
3. Number of children on the Child Protection Register.
4. Number of Child Protection registrations and de-registrations.
5. Number of registrations where domestic abuse was recorded as a significant factor.
6. Number of referrals to the Reporter on offence and non-offence grounds.
7. Number of arrange Hearing decisions and number of Hearings held.
8. Number of Compulsory Supervision Orders granted.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S6W-25787 by reference.