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15 A reduction in the proportion of children registered during the year on the Child Protection Register who had been previously registered (England).
Baseline and trends: Baseline year – 1997/98. Re-registrations on the Child Protection Register fell from 20 per cent to 14 per cent between 1997/98 and 1999/2000. Re-registrations decreased to 13 per cent in 2002/03 and remained at 13 per cent until the latest rise to 14 per cent in 2005/06.
Virtually all of the improvements from 1997/98 to 1998/99 were attributed to improvements in data quality. The 2005/06 figure shows that the gradual decrease seen since 1999/2000 has not continued.
| Baseline 1997/98 |
1998/99 | 1999/2000 | 2000/01 | 2001/02 | 2002/03 | 2003/04 | 2004/05 | 2005/06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20% | 15% | 14% | 14% | 14% | 13% | 13% | 13% | 14% |
Definition: The percentage of children (defined as under 18 years old) registered during the year on the Child Protection Register, who had been previously registered.
Data source: Department for Children, Schools and Families, Child Protection Register (CPR3) Survey. This is one of the Personal Social Services Performance Assessment Framework Indicators.