§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many children in each London borough council are registered on the child protection register; and if he will make a statement. [4788]
§ Jacqui SmithThe latest figures available show the number of children on the child protection register of each London borough council as at 31 March 2000. These are as shown in the table.
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Numbers of children on child protection registers at 31 March 2000, and rates per 10,000 of the population Numbers of children on the CPR at 31 March 2000 Rate per 10,000 population London 4,809 29 Inner London Camden 179 48 City of London 1 12 Greenwich 255 47 Hackney 263 51 Hammersmith and Fulham 153 50
Numbers of children on child protection registers at 31 March 2000, and rates per 10,000 of the population Numbers of children on the CPR at 31 March 2000 Rate per 10,000 population Islington 221 58 Kensington and Chelsea 70 22 Lambeth 212 34 Lewisham 217 37 Southwark 164 28 Tower Hamlets 130 25 Wandsworth 142 29 Westminster 98 26 Outer London Barking and Dagenham 110 27 Barnet 181 24 Bexley 137 27 Brent 112 19 Bromley 172 27 Croydon 294 37 Ealing 84 12 Enfield 101 16 Haringey 226 44 Harrow 148 30 Havering 106 21 Hillingdon 129 22 Hounslow 214 43 Kingston-upon-Thames 37 12 Merton 87 21 Newham 223 31 Redbridge 73 13 Richmond-upon-Thames 83 22 Sutton 101 25 Waltham Forest 86 16
§ Mr. Frank FieldTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what proportion of children aged under 18 years registered during 1999–2000 on the child protection register had previously been registered. [5233]
§ Jacqui SmithOf those children registered on a child protection register in England during the year ending 31 March 2000, 14 per cent. had previously been registered.