The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for Northern Ireland (DHSSPSNI) has published children’s social care statistics for 2013/14. Findings include: at 31 March 2014, 1,914 children were listed on the Child Protection Register in Northern Ireland, the lowest number since 2007. |
Source: The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for Northern Ireland (DHSSPSNI) 16 October 2014 |
Further information: Children’s social care statistics Northern Ireland 2013/14 (PDF). |