Children’s social care received 41,190 referrals between April and June this year – down by almost one-fifth when compared to the same period over each of the past three years.
The number of children who started to be looked after is also down by about a third year-on-year with only 1,640 children being taken into care during the April to June period this year. The figures have been published by the Department for Education (DfE, 2020).
It comes after the NSPCC’s helpline reported receiving contacts from more than 22,000 adults between April and June – with May seeing around 8,300 calls alone. Concerns being reported included about parental behaviour, physical and emotional abuse, neglect and sexual abuse.
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