1. I would like to know the number of Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO) referrals received by your authority (a) in total and (b) about school staff only, for the following financial years.
·2023-2024
·2022-2023
·2021-2022
·2020-2021
·2019-2020
| Year | Total | School Staff Only |
| 2019-20 | 674 | 313 |
| 2020-21 | 483 | 225 |
| 2021-22 | 576 | 242 |
| 2022-23 | 857 | 439 |
| 2023-24 | 992 | 435 |
2. For referrals about school staff in 2023-2024, could you please provide me with the following:
·The type of organisation of the person who made the referral?
Early Years – 8
Education – 348
Fostering – 6
Ofsted – 6
Other – 10
Parent – 8
Police – 15
Residential Social Care – 8
Social Care (non residential) – 22
Transportation – 4
3. What was the reason given for the referral? If this is recorded by category, please provide the category name.
No Allegation/Advice Only – 142
Practice Issues – 128
Physical – 49
Emotional – 12
Neglect – 8
Sexual – 23
Suitability – 73
4. What was the conclusion of the investigation?
Advice only – 397
Allegations Management Meeting – 38