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Written question asked by Andrew Selous (Conservative) on Friday, 14 December 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 18 December 2018. It was answered by Nadhim Zahawi (Conservative) on Wednesday, 19 December 2018 on behalf of the Department for Education.


Children: Protection

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 12 December 2018 to Question 198762 on Children: Protection, what cross-cutting factors his Department has identified as affecting trends in the level of demand for children's services.

Answer

The most common factors that present themselves in children’s social care assessments are domestic abuse, neglect and mental health. Data on this is available in Tables B3 and C3 of statistical release ‘Characteristics of children in need 2017-18’ here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/characteristics-of-children-in-need-2017-to-2018.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
202295
Session
2017-19
Related items
Children: Protection
Wednesday, 12 December 2018
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects
Children Protection
Link
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