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Children and young people aged 0-17 years who were the subject of a child protection report, NSW,1999/2000 to 2005/2006 (rate per 1,000)

 

Notes: Increases in the number of reports may be due to changes in legislation, policies and practices. Legislation introduced in 2000/2001 expanded the categories of risk of harm and extended the number of professionals and agencies mandated to report. The increases could also indicate a better awareness of child protection concerns in the wider community and greater willingness to report problems to the Department of Community Services. The number of reports are based on financial year; the population data is based on calendar year.

Source: Client Information System Annual Statistical extract 1999/2000, 2000/2001, 2001/2002 and 2002/2003 Client Information System (CIS) and Key Information and Directory System (KIDS) Annual Statistical Extract, 2003/2004 and Key Information and Directory System  (KIDS) 2004/2005.Produced by Information Services, NSW Department of Community Services; Population data sourced from Australian Bureau of Statistics - Population by Age and Sex, Australian States and Territories, June 2006; Catalogue number: 3201.0

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In 2005/2006, 69.0 children and young people in every 1,000 had been the subject of a child protection report.