Written question asked by Sandra Gidley (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 22 July 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 4 October 2004. It was answered by Baroness Hodge of Barking (Labour) on Monday, 4 October 2004 on behalf of the Department for Education and Skills.

Dept for Education and Skills

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how many names are on the Protection of Children Act list; and how many names have been added in each month since its inception. - Inc table and figure.

Answer: Sandra Gidley: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many names are on the Protection of Children Act list; and how many names have been added in each month since its inception. [187110] Margaret Hodge: As of 22 September 2004, there are a total of 1,072 individuals confirmed on the Protection of Children Act List. Under the Protection of Children Act 1999 an individual can be provisionally included on the list until sufficient information has been gathered which enables a final decision. A breakdown of the number of individuals added to the List, following their period of provisional inclusion, in each of the last 12 months is shown in the following table. This information was not routinely collected before July 2003. _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Month Number of cases July 2003 8 August 2003 5 September 2003 0 October 2003 0 November 2003 5 December 2003 4 January 2004 5 February 2004 24 March 2004 9 April 2004 0 May 2004 8 June 2004 15 July 2004 17 Aug 2004 6 Sept 2004 2 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

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