Quarterly child protection statistics for Northern Ireland October - December 2024

This publication presents information on the number of children on the child protection register at the end of each quarter by age, gender, category of abuse, legal status and duration on the register. The number of child protection referrals received during each quarter is reported by source of referral. From November 2022, this information has been made available in both HTML and Excel table format.

Please note that Southern HSC Trust data for quarter ending September 2024 was revised in February 2025.

Please also note that Belfast HSC Trust data for quarter ending December 2024 was