FOI Request - School Safeguarding Referrals
Request 101003855125
Please provide me with the following recorded information for each of the last five years:
1. The total number of safeguarding referrals made to you, by schools, about their pupils, in the given year.
2. If you hold the information subcategorised (eg: by type of concern, gender of pupil, or referral as perpetrator or victim), the total for each subcategory, in that year. We are especially interested in breakdowns by gender, where available.
3. The total number of school pupils in your area, in that year.
Clarification sought 25-09-2025
Clarification received 29-09-2025
Response 17-10-2025
1. & 2.
| Safeguarding Referrals - Education 2020-25 | ||||
| Male | Female | Unknown | Total No. of Referrals | |
| 2020-21 (Aug-Jul) | 41 | 31 | 1 | 73 |
| 2021-22 (Aug-Jul) | 208 | 191 | 1 | 399 |
| 2022-23 (Aug-Jul) | 224 | 176 | 2 | 402 |
| 2023-24 (Aug-Jul) | 237 | 196 | 5 | 438 |
| 2024-25 (Aug-Jul) | 277 | 234 | 6 | 517 |
3. We currently have 6553 primary pupils & 5395 secondary pupils. This information is also otherwise accessible. It is therefore exempt under section 25 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, information otherwise accessible. For ease of reference please find a link to the web page here: http://www.moray.gov.uk/moray_standard/page_58530.html