Number of referrals to social services in England and Wales rises by 8% as NSPCC tells ministers to ensure victims get support
Photograph: Family Handout/PAPhotograph: Family Handout/PAPolice made an average of 669 child protection referrals to social services every day last year because of incidents of domestic abuse across England and Wales, a new analysis has disclosed.from Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services shows there were 244,197 referrals in 2020/21, an 8% increase from the previous year.
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