Written question asked by Jenny Willott (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 14 November 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 16 November 2005. It was answered by Maria Eagle (Labour) on Monday, 21 November 2005 on behalf of the Department for Education and Skills.

Protection of Children

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many (a) referrals, (b) Provisional Listings and (c) Confirmed Listings have been made to the Protection of Children Act List since it was established; and if she will make a statement.

Answer: Since the establishment of the Protection of Children Act List in October 2000 there have been:"(a) 1,063 referrals to the List""(b) 776 Provisional Listings""(c) 461 Confirmed Listings"Additionally there have been 791 Provisional Listings and 81 Confirmed Listings as a result of cross referral from the Protection of Vulnerable Adults Scheme.There are currently 1,276 people on the Protection of Children Act List. This is made up from the figures above and individuals whose names were transferred from the Consultancy Service Index, which was maintained by the Department of Health prior to the introduction of the Protection of Children Act.

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