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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.

Re-registrations on the Child Protection Register (England)
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.

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