The figures, published by the Scottish Children's Reporter Administration, will show a similar rise this year to the 10 per cent increase recorded in 2004-05, mainly among young people referred on welfare grounds.
Deputy education minister Robert Brown has set up a working group to support reporters.
In a report published last month, the Scottish Executive proposed streamlining the children's hearing system by basing grounds for referral on two tests: significant need and compulsion.
www.scotland.gov.uk.
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