By Type of Referral

Children referred to the Scottish Children's Reporter Administration by type of referral

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Following a peak in 2006/07, the number of referrals (offence and non-offence) decreased until 2014/15 and has been relatively similar since (with the exception of 2017/18). The number of children referred on offence grounds has decreased by 86% since 2003/04 while the number referred on non-offence grounds has reduced by 61% over the same period.

Notes
It should be noted that some children are referred on both offence and non-offence grounds within the same year. The total number of children referred (shown in other graphs in this section) will therefore be less than the sum of children referred on offence and non-offence grounds.