(2) how many children (a) received a core assessment from social services and (b) had further contact with social services as a result of their core assessment in the latest period for which figures are available;
(3) how many children were (a) referred for an initial assessment from social services and (b) received an initial assessment from social services in each of the last five years;
(4) what proportion of core assessments for children referred to children's social care were completed within the target timescale of 35 working days from the day of the initial assessment in the latest period for which figures are available.
The available information can be found in SFR28/2007, Referrals, Assessments and Children and Young People who are the subject of a Child Protection Plan or are on Child Protection Registers, at http://www.dfes.gov.uk/rsgateway/DB/SFR/s000742/index.shtml on the Department’s website. The answer to question 170799 can be found in table E, the other available answers are in table A. The department does not hold information on the number of children who had further contact with social services as a result of their core assessment (PQ170800 part b).
Table A: Referrals of children and young people to children’s social care services, and assessments completed Years ending 31 March 2003 to 2007 Coverage: EnglandNumberPercentage2003200420052006200720032004200520062007Referrals of children to children’s social care services1All referrals during year570,200572,700552,000569,300545,000100100100100100of which:Referrals within 12 months of a previous referral2125,900127,400121,800132,500123,9002222222323Initial assessments completed in the year1All initial assessments completed in the year263,900290,800290,300300,200305,000100100100100100of which:Initial assessments completed within 7 working days of referral149,400169,100179,200194,900208,7005758626568Initial assessments completed in year as a percentage of all referrals in year—————4651535356Core assessments completed in the year1Total number of core assessments completed in the year55,70063,60074,10084,80093,400100100100100100of which:Core assessments completed within 35 working days of initial assessments331,00039,40049,70063,10073,3005662677478 1 Figures for referrals, initial assessments and core assessments include unborn children.2 Re-referrals relate to a previous referral to the same authority only.3 Or within 35 working days of the trigger event where this was not an initial assessment. Indicator C 64 of the Performance Assessment Framework: The proportion of core assessments that were completed within 35 working days of their commencement.Source: CPR3
Number Percentage Category of abuse 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Neglect 11,700 12,600 13,200 13,700 14,800 39 41 43 43 44 Physical abuse 5,700 5,800 5,500 5,100 5,100 19 19 18 16 15 Sexual abuse 3,000 2,800 2,700 2,600 2,500 10 9 9 8 7 Emotional abuse 5,400 5,700 5,700 6,700 7,800 18 18 19 21 23 Mixed / not recommended by ‘Working Together’ 4,400 4,300 3,700 3,300 3,200 15 14 12 11 10 1 Where a child was made the subject of a child protection plan (registered) more than once in the year within the same authority, each registration has been counted. These include unborn children. Source: CPR3