Children in need of help and protection (health and wellbeing needs in South Tyneside)
Projected Need and Demand
- The birth rate in South Tyneside is stable and forecast to reduce.
- Demand is high and increasing nationally and the demand for help and protection for children continues to rise in South Tyneside, although the number of children experiencing statutory intervention appears to be gradually levelling.
- There a significant range of factors which affect parenting capacity, and this means that need and demand cannot sensibly be projected.
