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Protection

Increasing Volume of Activity

Safeguarding Concerns and Enquiries Teeswide

27% increase between 2016 and 2018
5000

96
Concerns
per week

4000

This is one of the Board’s
Safeguarding Concern Performance Indicators

A sign of suspected abuse or neglect where progress is being
that is reported to, or identified by the made: The national average
Local Authority is 41%

3000

37% of Concerns
led to Section 42

Enquiries in
2017-18

2000
18% increase between 2016 and 2018

62% of Section 42 Enquiries
in 2017-18 involved
women aged 65+
1000 Section 42 Enquiry

The action taken or instigated by the
Local Authority in response to a reported
concern that abuse may be taking place

2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18

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