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England > West 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
Birmingham LA	56	78	22
Coventry LA	52	72	20
Dudley LA	37	67	30
Herefordshire LA	51	42	-9
Sandwell LA	58	80	22
Shropshire LA	23	31	8
Solihull LA	38	62	24
Staffordshire LA	33	39	6
Stoke-on-Trent LA	43	82	39
Telford and Wrekin LA	53	51	-2
Walsall LA	39	75	36
Warwickshire LA	32	41	9
Wolverhampton LA	69	70	1
Worcestershire LA	44	37	-7
West Midlands Region	45	59	14
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
Birmingham LA	14	42	28
Coventry LA	30	56	26
Dudley LA	38	61	23
Herefordshire LA	54	85	31
Sandwell LA	24	36	12
Shropshire LA	38	73	35
Solihull LA	32	44	12
Staffordshire LA	18	34	16
Stoke-on-Trent LA	..	53	..
Telford and Wrekin LA	46	39	-7
Walsall LA	27	48	21
Warwickshire LA	46	56	10
Wolverhampton LA	28	49	21
Worcestershire LA	17	47	30
West Midlands Region	27	47	20
England	31	43	12

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Percentage of care leavers in education, training or employment

	2002	2006	% points difference
Birmingham LA	38	57	19
Coventry LA	68	64	-4
Dudley LA	..	61	N/A
Herefordshire LA	71	84	13
Sandwell LA	40	67	27
Shropshire LA	69	88	19
Solihull LA	39	60	21
Staffordshire LA	38	68	30
Stoke-on-Trent LA	68	47	-21
Telford and Wrekin LA	33	73	40
Walsall LA	..	90	N/A
Warwickshire LA	54	69	15
Wolverhampton LA	33	72	39
Worcestershire LA	52	53	1
West Midlands Region	45	64	19
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
Birmingham LA	42	50	8
Coventry LA	42	27	-15
Dudley LA	27	20	-7
Herefordshire LA	.	15	.
Sandwell LA	25	18	-7
Shropshire LA	.	27	.
Solihull LA	28	17	-11
Staffordshire LA	.	20	.
Stoke-on-Trent LA	.	29	.
Telford and Wrekin LA	.	34	.
Walsall LA	22	27	5
Warwickshire LA	17	27	10
Wolverhampton LA	23	24	1
Worcestershire LA	.	24	.
West Midlands Region	..	29	..
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
Birmingham LA	88	76	-12
Coventry LA	47	67	20
Dudley LA	61	63	2
Herefordshire LA	91	-	N/A
Sandwell LA	78	45	-33
Shropshire LA	-	-	N/A
Solihull LA	100	-	N/A
Staffordshire LA	82	88	6
Stoke-on-Trent LA	64	69	4
Telford and Wrekin LA	-	-	N/A
Walsall LA	84	67	-17
Warwickshire LA	78	86	8
Wolverhampton LA	69	82	12
Worcestershire LA	73	79	6
West Midlands Region	78	72	-6
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
Birmingham LA	19	11	-7
Coventry LA	14	13	-1
Dudley LA	13	15	1
Herefordshire LA	10	9	-1
Sandwell LA	16	10	-6
Shropshire LA	16	16	-0
Solihull LA	11	11	-0
Staffordshire LA	14	13	-1
Stoke-on-Trent LA	22	19	-3
Telford and Wrekin LA	22	15	-7
Walsall LA	15	11	-4
Warwickshire LA	16	12	-4
Wolverhampton LA	12	13	0
Worcestershire LA	16	11	-5
West Midlands Region	16	12	-4
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
Birmingham LA	55	64	9
Coventry LA	70	57	-13
Dudley LA	71	58	-14
Herefordshire LA	81	62	-19
Sandwell LA	63	66	3
Shropshire LA	39	52	13
Solihull LA	53	68	15
Staffordshire LA	67	61	-6
Stoke-on-Trent LA	51	56	5
Telford and Wrekin LA	39	68	29
Walsall LA	55	60	5
Warwickshire LA	69	66	-3
Wolverhampton LA	61	65	4
Worcestershire LA	68	65	-3
West Midlands Region	61	62	2
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
Birmingham LA		80	N/A
Coventry LA		99	N/A
Dudley LA		79	N/A
Herefordshire LA		97	N/A
Sandwell LA		95	N/A
Shropshire LA		91	N/A
Solihull LA		78	N/A
Staffordshire LA		80	N/A
Stoke-on-Trent LA		69	N/A
Telford and Wrekin LA		100	N/A
Walsall LA		95	N/A
Warwickshire LA		72	N/A
Wolverhampton LA		92	N/A
Worcestershire LA		100	N/A
West Midlands Region		85	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
Birmingham LA	76	82	7
Coventry LA	53	86	33
Dudley LA	69	88	19
Herefordshire LA	95	100	5
Sandwell LA	59	81	22
Shropshire LA	87	100	13
Solihull LA	73	100	27
Staffordshire LA	49	90	40
Stoke-on-Trent LA	75	92	18
Telford and Wrekin LA	89	100	11
Walsall LA	65	100	35
Warwickshire LA	69	94	25
Wolverhampton LA	76	89	13
Worcestershire LA	71	82	12
West Midlands Region	70	89	19
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
Birmingham LA	40	46	6
Coventry LA	50	51	1
Dudley LA	38	56	18
Herefordshire LA	76	100	24
Sandwell LA	41	58	17
Shropshire LA	67	71	5
Solihull LA	53	80	27
Staffordshire LA	37	56	19
Stoke-on-Trent LA	50	55	5
Telford and Wrekin LA	61	59	-2
Walsall LA	46	88	42
Warwickshire LA	47	64	17
Wolverhampton LA	33	57	24
Worcestershire LA	45	59	14
West Midlands Region	45	58	13
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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