There were 52,300 children subject to a child protection plan (CPP) on 31 March 2019, compared with 53,790 the previous year, according to Characteristics of Children in Need: 2019, published by the Department for Education.
This somewhat reverses the sharp rise of 5.3 per cent seen last year on the 2017 figure, but remains higher than the level five years ago in March 2014, when it was 43,190.
The number of CPPs starting during the year fell by three per cent to 66,700, and the number ending in the same period continued to increase, up three per cent to 67,900.
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