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30th December 2024
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Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO) referrals
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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.
a) total;
i. 2023-2024: 488
ii. 2022-2023: 348
iii. 2021-2022: 195
iv. 2020-2021: 203
v. 2019-2020: 220
b) School staff only;
i. 2023-2024: 198
ii. 2022-2023: 151
iii. 2021-2022: 95
iv. 2020-2021: 107
v. 2019-2020: 98
2. For referrals about school staff in 2023-2024, could you please provide me with the following:
a) The type of organisation of the person who made the referral?
• Education
• Health
• NSPCC
• Ofsted
• Other
• Police
• Social Care
b) What was the reason given for the referral? If this is recorded by category, please provide the category name.
• Emotional
• Neglect
• Sexual
• Unsuitable behaviour
• Physical
• Online sexual abuse
c) What was the conclusion of the investigation?
• Enquiry passed to other area or team
• Request for information
• Evaluation – no further action
• Advice or training
• No further action
• Still ongoing/unresolved
• Charges – progressing to court
• Formal written warning
• Unsubstantiated
• Dismissal
• Cessation of Use
• Malicious
• Unfounded
• False
• Malicious
• No role for LADO
• Unfounded
• Substantiated
