Spike in numbers of NT children in care

THE number of Northern Territory child protection investigations rose by 29 per cent during 2013-14 financial year, an inquiry was told.

An inquiry tells there's been a 30 per cent increase in reports of child abuse in the NT in 2013-14.

THERE has been a 30 per cent increase in reports of child abuse in the Northern Territory in the last financial year, an inquiry has heard.

THE NT Department of Children and Families (DCF) has also seen a 25 per cent rise in the number of children in out-of-home care, and a 29 per cent increase in investigations into child protection matters in the financial year to June 30, said Simone Jackson, the executive director of the Out Of Home Care Division at the department.