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England > North East Region

Children's Social Services

• Children looked after by local authorities, rates per 10,000 children aged under 18 years
• Percentage of children who ceased to be looked after during the years ending 31 March aged 16 or over, attaining 1 or more GCSE/GNVQ
• Percentage of care leavers in education, training or employment
• Children and Young People on Child Protection Registers, rates per 10,000 children aged under 18 years
• National Indicator 61 - The percentage of children looked after adopted during the year who were placed for adoption within 12 months of a local authority deciding that the child should be placed for adoption (and were subsequently adopted in that placement)1,2,3,4,5
• National Indicator 62 - The percentage of children looked after at 31 March with three or more placements during the year ending 31 March1,2,3,4,5,6,7
• National Indicator 63 - The percentage of children looked after aged under 16 at 31 March who had been looked after continuously for at least 2.5 years who were living in the same placement for at least 2 years, or are placed for adoption and their adoptive placement together with their previous placement together last for at least 2 years1,2,3,4,5,6
• National Indicator 66 - The percentage of children looked after cases which should have been reviewed during the year ending 31 March that were reviewed on time during the year1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
• National Indicator 147 - The percentage of former care leavers aged 19 who were looked after on 1 April in their 17th year, who were in suitable accommodation1,2,3,4,5,6,7
• National Indicator 148 - The percentage of former care leavers aged 19 who were looked after on 1 April in their 17th year, who were in education, employment or training1,2,3,4,5,6

Children looked after by local authorities, rates per 10,000 children aged under 18 years

	1997	2006	Difference
Darlington LA	50	67	17
Durham LA	44	39	-5
Gateshead LA	55	69	14
Hartlepool LA	40	56	16
Middlesbrough LA	51	74	23
Newcastle upon Tyne LA	69	81	12
North Tyneside LA	66	55	-11
Northumberland LA	41	50	9
Redcar and Cleveland LA	46	43	-3
South Tyneside LA	76	75	-1
Stockton-on-Tees LA	37	44	7
Sunderland LA	58	72	14
North East Region	52	58	6
England	46	55	9

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Percentage of children who ceased to be looked after during the years ending 31 March aged 16 or over, attaining 1 or more GCSE/GNVQ

	2000	2006	% points difference
Darlington LA	38	54	16
Durham LA	39	50	11
Gateshead LA	25	52	27
Hartlepool LA	..	38	..
Middlesbrough LA	..	52	..
Newcastle upon Tyne LA	15	50	35
North Tyneside LA	..	77	..
Northumberland LA	35	46	11
Redcar and Cleveland LA	..	54	..
South Tyneside LA	23	77	54
Stockton-on-Tees LA	17	53	36
Sunderland LA	15	64	49
North East Region	24	56	32
England	31	43	12

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Percentage of care leavers in education, training or employment

	2002	2006	% points difference
Darlington LA	..	75	N/A
Durham LA	31	57	26
Gateshead LA	40	81	41
Hartlepool LA	0	..	..
Middlesbrough LA	..	50	N/A
Newcastle upon Tyne LA	33	63	30
North Tyneside LA	26	83	57
Northumberland LA	54	87	33
Redcar and Cleveland LA	..	85	N/A
South Tyneside LA	42	81	39
Stockton-on-Tees LA	42	82	40
Sunderland LA	56	57	1
North East Region	41	68	27
England	46	63	17

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Children and Young People on Child Protection Registers, rates per 10,000 children aged under 18 years

	1997	2007	Difference
Darlington LA	.	22	.
Durham LA	.	22	.
Gateshead LA	42	37	-5
Hartlepool LA	25	42	17
Middlesbrough LA	32	40	8
Newcastle upon Tyne LA	58	67	9
North Tyneside LA	41	29	-12
Northumberland LA	39	28	-11
Redcar and Cleveland LA	36	19	-17
South Tyneside LA	67	34	-33
Stockton-on-Tees LA	25	30	5
Sunderland LA	48	35	-13
North East Region	..	33	..
England	..	25	..

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National Indicator 61 - The percentage of children looked after adopted during the year who were placed for adoption within 12 months of a local authority deciding that the child should be placed for adoption (and were subsequently adopted in that placement)1,2,3,4,5

	2003	2007	Difference
Darlington LA	-	83	N/A
Durham LA	84	82	-2
Gateshead LA	94	74	-20
Hartlepool LA	-	-	N/A
Middlesbrough LA	83	86	2
Newcastle upon Tyne LA	85	82	-3
North Tyneside LA	57	87	30
Northumberland LA	82	79	-3
Redcar and Cleveland LA	94	-	N/A
South Tyneside LA	100	89	-11
Stockton-on-Tees LA	-	50	N/A
Sunderland LA	86	80	-6
North East Region	82	80	-1
England	80	75	-5

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National Indicator 62 - The percentage of children looked after at 31 March with three or more placements during the year ending 31 March1,2,3,4,5,6,7

	2003	2007	Difference
Darlington LA	22	15	-7
Durham LA	22	12	-11
Gateshead LA	15	15	0
Hartlepool LA	18	15	-3
Middlesbrough LA	19	11	-8
Newcastle upon Tyne LA	7	9	1
North Tyneside LA	27	15	-12
Northumberland LA	20	13	-7
Redcar and Cleveland LA	17	13	-4
South Tyneside LA	20	14	-6
Stockton-on-Tees LA	14	10	-5
Sunderland LA	13	12	-0
North East Region	18	12	-5
England	15	12	-2

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National Indicator 63 - The percentage of children looked after aged under 16 at 31 March who had been looked after continuously for at least 2.5 years who were living in the same placement for at least 2 years, or are placed for adoption and their adoptive placement together with their previous placement together last for at least 2 years1,2,3,4,5,6

	2003	2007	Difference
Darlington LA	40	51	11
Durham LA	45	70	25
Gateshead LA	75	62	-13
Hartlepool LA	53	60	7
Middlesbrough LA	58	74	16
Newcastle upon Tyne LA	67	64	-3
North Tyneside LA	31	74	43
Northumberland LA	59	64	5
Redcar and Cleveland LA	59	68	8
South Tyneside LA	66	70	5
Stockton-on-Tees LA	65	57	-8
Sunderland LA	56	70	14
North East Region	57	66	9
England	63	65	2

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National Indicator 66 - The percentage of children looked after cases which should have been reviewed during the year ending 31 March that were reviewed on time during the year1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8

	2003	2007	Difference
Darlington LA		100	N/A
Durham LA		97	N/A
Gateshead LA		70	N/A
Hartlepool LA		94	N/A
Middlesbrough LA		91	N/A
Newcastle upon Tyne LA		93	N/A
North Tyneside LA		98	N/A
Northumberland LA		97	N/A
Redcar and Cleveland LA		100	N/A
South Tyneside LA		92	N/A
Stockton-on-Tees LA		100	N/A
Sunderland LA		85	N/A
North East Region		92	N/A
England		85	N/A

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National Indicator 147 - The percentage of former care leavers aged 19 who were looked after on 1 April in their 17th year, who were in suitable accommodation1,2,3,4,5,6,7

	2003	2007	Difference
Darlington LA	92	93	1
Durham LA	70	94	25
Gateshead LA	74	75	1
Hartlepool LA	-	-	N/A
Middlesbrough LA	-	94	N/A
Newcastle upon Tyne LA	74	90	16
North Tyneside LA	54	100	46
Northumberland LA	82	83	1
Redcar and Cleveland LA	100	92	-8
South Tyneside LA	70	97	27
Stockton-on-Tees LA	91	89	-2
Sunderland LA	83	82	-1
North East Region	76	90	14
England	74	87	13

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National Indicator 148 - The percentage of former care leavers aged 19 who were looked after on 1 April in their 17th year, who were in education, employment or training1,2,3,4,5,6

	2003	2007	Difference
Darlington LA	50	64	14
Durham LA	56	73	17
Gateshead LA	35	69	34
Hartlepool LA	-	-	N/A
Middlesbrough LA	-	61	N/A
Newcastle upon Tyne LA	37	77	40
North Tyneside LA	41	71	30
Northumberland LA	56	67	11
Redcar and Cleveland LA	-	92	N/A
South Tyneside LA	40	69	29
Stockton-on-Tees LA	-	78	N/A
Sunderland LA	38	62	24
North East Region	45	70	25
England	49	63	14

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National Summary

Children looked after by local authorities - in 2006 the rate per 10,000 children aged under 18 years was 55 up from 46 per 10,000 in 1997.

The percentage of children who ceased to be looked after during the year ending 31 March 2006 aged 16 or over, attaining 1 or more GCSE/GNVQ was 43 per cent up from 31 per cent in 2000.

The percentage of care leavers in education, training or employment in 2006 was 63 per cent up from 46 per cent in 2002.

Children and Young People on Child Protection Registers - in 2007 the rate per 10,000 children aged under 18 years was 25.

The percentage of children looked after adopted during the year who were placed for adoption within 12 months of a local authority deciding that the child should be placed for adoption (and were subsequently adopted in that placement), has fallen from 80.4% in 2003 to 75.0% in 2007.

The percentage of children looked after at 31 March with three or more placements during the year ending 31 March, has fallen from 14.8% in 2003 to 12.3% in 2007.

The percentage of children looked after aged under 16 at 31 March who had been looked after continuously for at least 2.5 years who were living in the same placement for at least 2 years, or are placed for adoption and their adoptive placement together with their previous placement together last for at least 2 years, has risen from 62.7% in 2003 to 65.5% in 2007.

The percentage of children looked after cases which should have been reviewed during the year ending 31 March that were reviewed on time during the year, has risen from 78.9% in 2006 to 85.3% in 2007.

The percentage of former care leavers aged 19 who were looked after on 1 April in their 17th year, who were in suitable accommodation, has risen from 74.5% in 2003 to 87.3% in 2007.

The percentage of former care leavers aged 19 who were looked after on 1 April in their 17th year, who were in education, employment or training, has risen from 48.6% in 2003 to 63.0% in 2007.

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