Child protection enquiries reach record levels, reveal official figures
Community Care
OCTOBER 31, 2022
Referrals had fallen by 7% from 2019-20 to 2020-21 on the back of a drop of a third in concerns submitted by schools, in apparent consequence of coronavirus-linked closures. However, notifications from schools rose by 59%, from 81,180 to 129,090, in 2021-22, in the wake of the removal of restrictions. on 2020-21, to 650,270.
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