The number of unborn babies referred to the Perth and Kinros s Child Protection Committee has risen by 46 per cent. The region has also seen a further increase in the number of Child Concern Reports and the number of child protection investigations.Perth and Kinross Council’s chief social work officer said the pandemic was to blame as she presented the Perth and Kinross Child Protection Committee’s annual Standards and Quality report to councillors last week.
The same report will be put before a meeting of the full council next Wednesday, December 15.Chief social work officer Jacquie Pepper said: “There are new pressures and demands arising as a result of the new context presented by the pandemic and these are being monitored closely,