Adults receiving care and support during the year with safeguarding enquiries resulting in a care and support protection plan by category of safeguarding, age group and gender.

Standard shorthand is used in this table: [c] = confidential information, [t] = total.

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Data valuesData descriptionYearLocal authorityAge groupGenderSafeguarding category
2,245 [t]Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authoritiesAll agesAll GendersTotal
370Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authoritiesAll agesAll GendersEmotional/Psychological (only)
265Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authoritiesAll agesAll GendersFinancial
885Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authoritiesAll agesAll GendersNeglect
625Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authoritiesAll agesAll GendersPhysical
105Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authoritiesAll agesAll GendersSexual
915Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authoritiesAll agesMaleTotal
145Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authoritiesAll agesMaleEmotional/Psychological (only)
105Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authoritiesAll agesMaleFinancial
380Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authoritiesAll agesMaleNeglect
255Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authoritiesAll agesMalePhysical
30Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authoritiesAll agesMaleSexual
1,330Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authoritiesAll agesFemaleTotal
225Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authoritiesAll agesFemaleEmotional/Psychological (only)
160Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authoritiesAll agesFemaleFinancial
505Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authoritiesAll agesFemaleNeglect
370Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authoritiesAll agesFemalePhysical
70Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authoritiesAll agesFemaleSexual
[c]Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authoritiesAll agesNon-BinaryTotal
[c]Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authoritiesAll agesNon-BinaryEmotional/Psychological (only)
[c]Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authoritiesAll agesNon-BinaryFinancial
[c]Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authoritiesAll agesNon-BinaryNeglect
[c]Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authoritiesAll agesNon-BinaryPhysical
[c]Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authoritiesAll agesNon-BinarySexual
[c]Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authoritiesAll agesNot disclosed or unknownTotal
[c]Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authoritiesAll agesNot disclosed or unknownEmotional/Psychological (only)
[c]Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authoritiesAll agesNot disclosed or unknownFinancial
[c]Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authoritiesAll agesNot disclosed or unknownNeglect
[c]Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authoritiesAll agesNot disclosed or unknownPhysical
[c]Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authoritiesAll agesNot disclosed or unknownSexual
85Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authorities18 to 24 yearsAll GendersTotal
15Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authorities18 to 24 yearsAll GendersEmotional/Psychological (only)
10Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authorities18 to 24 yearsAll GendersFinancial
20Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authorities18 to 24 yearsAll GendersNeglect
30Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authorities18 to 24 yearsAll GendersPhysical
10Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authorities18 to 24 yearsAll GendersSexual
45Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authorities18 to 24 yearsMaleTotal
5Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authorities18 to 24 yearsMaleEmotional/Psychological (only)
5Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authorities18 to 24 yearsMaleFinancial
15Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authorities18 to 24 yearsMaleNeglect
20Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authorities18 to 24 yearsMalePhysical
[c]Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authorities18 to 24 yearsMaleSexual
40Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authorities18 to 24 yearsFemaleTotal
10Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authorities18 to 24 yearsFemaleEmotional/Psychological (only)
[c]Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authorities18 to 24 yearsFemaleFinancial
10Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authorities18 to 24 yearsFemaleNeglect
15Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authorities18 to 24 yearsFemalePhysical
5Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authorities18 to 24 yearsFemaleSexual
[c]Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authorities18 to 24 yearsNon-BinaryTotal
[c]Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authorities18 to 24 yearsNon-BinaryEmotional/Psychological (only)
[c]Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authorities18 to 24 yearsNon-BinaryFinancial
[c]Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authorities18 to 24 yearsNon-BinaryNeglect
[c]Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authorities18 to 24 yearsNon-BinaryPhysical
[c]Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authorities18 to 24 yearsNon-BinarySexual
[c]Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authorities18 to 24 yearsNot disclosed or unknownTotal
[c]Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authorities18 to 24 yearsNot disclosed or unknownEmotional/Psychological (only)
[c]Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authorities18 to 24 yearsNot disclosed or unknownFinancial
[c]Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authorities18 to 24 yearsNot disclosed or unknownNeglect
[c]Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authorities18 to 24 yearsNot disclosed or unknownPhysical
[c]Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authorities18 to 24 yearsNot disclosed or unknownSexual
150Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authorities25 to 34 yearsAll GendersTotal
25Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authorities25 to 34 yearsAll GendersEmotional/Psychological (only)
25Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authorities25 to 34 yearsAll GendersFinancial
35Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authorities25 to 34 yearsAll GendersNeglect
45Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authorities25 to 34 yearsAll GendersPhysical
15Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authorities25 to 34 yearsAll GendersSexual
65Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authorities25 to 34 yearsMaleTotal
10Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authorities25 to 34 yearsMaleEmotional/Psychological (only)
10Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authorities25 to 34 yearsMaleFinancial
20Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authorities25 to 34 yearsMaleNeglect
25Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authorities25 to 34 yearsMalePhysical
5Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authorities25 to 34 yearsMaleSexual
85Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authorities25 to 34 yearsFemaleTotal
20Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authorities25 to 34 yearsFemaleEmotional/Psychological (only)
15Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authorities25 to 34 yearsFemaleFinancial
20Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authorities25 to 34 yearsFemaleNeglect
25Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authorities25 to 34 yearsFemalePhysical
10Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authorities25 to 34 yearsFemaleSexual
[c]Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authorities25 to 34 yearsNon-BinaryTotal
[c]Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authorities25 to 34 yearsNon-BinaryEmotional/Psychological (only)
[c]Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authorities25 to 34 yearsNon-BinaryFinancial
[c]Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authorities25 to 34 yearsNon-BinaryNeglect
[c]Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authorities25 to 34 yearsNon-BinaryPhysical
[c]Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authorities25 to 34 yearsNon-BinarySexual
[c]Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authorities25 to 34 yearsNot disclosed or unknownTotal
[c]Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authorities25 to 34 yearsNot disclosed or unknownEmotional/Psychological (only)
[c]Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authorities25 to 34 yearsNot disclosed or unknownFinancial
[c]Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authorities25 to 34 yearsNot disclosed or unknownNeglect
[c]Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authorities25 to 34 yearsNot disclosed or unknownPhysical
[c]Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authorities25 to 34 yearsNot disclosed or unknownSexual
100Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authorities35 to 44 yearsAll GendersTotal
15Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authorities35 to 44 yearsAll GendersEmotional/Psychological (only)
15Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authorities35 to 44 yearsAll GendersFinancial
30Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authorities35 to 44 yearsAll GendersNeglect
25Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authorities35 to 44 yearsAll GendersPhysical
10Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authorities35 to 44 yearsAll GendersSexual
60Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authorities35 to 44 yearsMaleTotal
10Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authorities35 to 44 yearsMaleEmotional/Psychological (only)
10Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authorities35 to 44 yearsMaleFinancial
20Number of safeguarding categories2023-24Total Welsh local authorities35 to 44 yearsMaleNeglect
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Next update expected:May 2026

Updates

26th November 2025
Dataset first published.

Main information

Designation
Official statistics in development
Data provider
Local Authorities
Data source
Adults receiving care and support census

Overview

Summary of dataset and variables

This dataset shows the primary category of concern recorded for adults who had safeguarding enquiries in the collection year resulting in care and support protection plans. The recorded category indicates the primary concern at the point additional action was identified. Emotional/psychological abuse is considered always to occur if other types of abuse occur but can be recorded as emotional/psychological abuse only if it occurs in isolation without other types of abuse. An adult may have more than one category of concern. The Adults receiving care and support census (ARCS) is based on the definition of eligible adults who have care and support, i.e. adults (aged 18 or over) who have a care and support plan. The ARCS was developed with local authorities and other key stakeholders in 2022. Data here is broken down by various demographic characteristics and provides an insight into the profile of adults receiving care and support at both local authority and national level.

Data collection or calculation

The ARCS is an individual level data collection submitted electronically by local authorities on an annual basis to Welsh Government, covering a financial year’s worth of data. The collection is split into two sections: Section 1, Core Details, is completed for all adults who have had a care and support plan at any point in the financial year; Section 2, Care and Support Details, is only completed for those with a care and support plan on 31 March. Detailed guidance can be found on the local authority social services data collection page. The data has been validated via the use of internal quality assurance processes and through engagement with the data providers (local authorities) to address data quality issues. The dataset is aggregated to provide counts for different combinations of demographic characteristics, with totals for each demographic category also included.

Statistical quality

2023-24 financial year was the first year of data collection for the Adults receiving care and support census.

Published by

Organisation
Welsh Government
Contact email
stats.pss@gov.wales

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