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England > East Midlands 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
Derby LA	88	71	-17
Derbyshire LA	31	31	0
Leicester LA	41	68	27
Leicestershire LA	16	26	10
Lincolnshire LA	39	40	1
Northamptonshire LA	39	37	-2
Nottingham LA	80	73	-7
Nottinghamshire LA	26	28	2
Rutland LA	5	13	8
East Midlands Region	38	40	2
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
Derby LA	44	59	15
Derbyshire LA	42	56	14
Leicester LA	16	44	28
Leicestershire LA	22	30	8
Lincolnshire LA	..	44	N/A
Northamptonshire LA	38	35	-3
Nottingham LA	16	50	34
Nottinghamshire LA	25	46	21
Rutland LA	..	0	..
East Midlands Region	30	44	14
England	31	43	12

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Percentage of care leavers in education, training or employment

	2002	2006	% points difference
Derby LA	67	84	17
Derbyshire LA	35	74	39
Leicester LA	41	50	9
Leicestershire LA	50	76	26
Lincolnshire LA	40	60	20
Northamptonshire LA	43	61	18
Nottingham LA	33	41	8
Nottinghamshire LA	47	86	39
Rutland LA	0	..	..
East Midlands Region	43	67	24
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
Derby LA	.	57	.
Derbyshire LA	.	20	.
Leicester LA	.	58	.
Leicestershire LA	.	11	.
Lincolnshire LA	39	25	-14
Northamptonshire LA	23	12	-11
Nottingham LA	.	59	.
Nottinghamshire LA	.	30	.
Rutland LA	.	16	.
East Midlands Region	..	27	..
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
Derby LA	77	67	-10
Derbyshire LA	96	73	-23
Leicester LA	84	77	-7
Leicestershire LA	100	93	-7
Lincolnshire LA	88	92	4
Northamptonshire LA	69	78	9
Nottingham LA	50	77	27
Nottinghamshire LA	80	52	-28
Rutland LA	0	-	N/A
East Midlands Region	80	76	-4
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
Derby LA	15	11	-4
Derbyshire LA	23	12	-11
Leicester LA	14	9	-5
Leicestershire LA	22	13	-9
Lincolnshire LA	18	8	-11
Northamptonshire LA	15	16	0
Nottingham LA	13	14	1
Nottinghamshire LA	11	11	0
Rutland LA	-	0	N/A
East Midlands Region	16	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
Derby LA	58	66	8
Derbyshire LA	54	66	11
Leicester LA	57	73	16
Leicestershire LA	54	57	3
Lincolnshire LA	58	67	9
Northamptonshire LA	56	54	-1
Nottingham LA	70	64	-6
Nottinghamshire LA	69	70	0
Rutland LA	0	-	N/A
East Midlands Region	60	65	5
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
Derby LA		84	N/A
Derbyshire LA		98	N/A
Leicester LA		95	N/A
Leicestershire LA		91	N/A
Lincolnshire LA		90	N/A
Northamptonshire LA		69	N/A
Nottingham LA		78	N/A
Nottinghamshire LA		90	N/A
Rutland LA		89	N/A
East Midlands Region		86	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
Derby LA	100	88	-12
Derbyshire LA	80	83	4
Leicester LA	65	97	32
Leicestershire LA	81	82	1
Lincolnshire LA	63	90	27
Northamptonshire LA	78	87	9
Nottingham LA	55	100	45
Nottinghamshire LA	59	85	26
Rutland LA	0	0	0
East Midlands Region	72	88	17
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
Derby LA	71	80	9
Derbyshire LA	55	81	26
Leicester LA	35	61	26
Leicestershire LA	58	61	3
Lincolnshire LA	29	71	42
Northamptonshire LA	47	62	15
Nottingham LA	33	78	45
Nottinghamshire LA	26	72	45
Rutland LA	0	0	0
East Midlands Region	44	71	27
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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