Victims of cruelty/neglect of children/young persons from April 2019 to March 2022

Freedom of information request reference no: 01.FOI.22.024240

I note you seek access to the following information:

Clarification :
Please note with regards to my request below that there is a mistake in my suggested table and that I do not require the gender breakdown but I do still require the age breakdown and the other data.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

REQUEST:
1. The total number of recorded cruelty to children/young person offences (Home Office offence code: 11A) for the periods 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020, 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021, and 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022.

2. The total number of victims broken down by age (by individual year of age where possible otherwise please provide it grouped into: 0-5, 6-10, 11-15 and 16-17).

Decision

I have today decided to disclose the located information to you in full.

Please find below information pursuant to your request above.

Please note that when interpreting the data that the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 covers a huge range of situations and also of ‘seriousness’ ranging from a series of very minor common assaults to serious cruelty and neglect.

Also please note that adults who appear in this table may include those who have reported historic cruelty/neglect, or appear as additional victims on the CRIS report (e.g. parents).