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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
Barking and Dagenham LA	33	86	53
Barnet LA	26	51	25
Bexley LA	28	41	13
Brent LA	54	70	16
Bromley LA	40	43	3
Camden LA	79	85	6
City of London LA	32	221	189
Croydon LA	42	100	58
Ealing LA	54	70	16
Enfield LA	32	44	12
Greenwich LA	64	101	37
Hackney LA	94	90	-4
Hammersmith and Fulham LA	108	121	13
Haringey LA	62	97	35
Harrow LA	30	36	6
Havering LA	26	40	14
Hillingdon LA	46	109	63
Hounslow LA	52	70	18
Islington LA	106	116	10
Kensington and Chelsea LA	99	72	-27
Kingston upon Thames LA	29	28	-1
Lambeth LA	114	121	7
Lewisham LA	82	86	4
Merton LA	44	27	-17
Newham LA	57	102	45
Redbridge LA	26	28	2
Richmond upon Thames LA	23	23	0
Southwark LA	102	117	15
Sutton LA	31	35	4
Tower Hamlets LA	69	75	6
Waltham Forest LA	43	69	26
Wandsworth LA	78	58	-20
Westminster LA	111	83	-28
London Region	57	72	15
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
Barking and Dagenham LA	22	..	..
Barnet LA	20	28	8
Bexley LA	42	30	-12
Brent LA	21	28	7
Bromley LA	41	33	-8
Camden LA	39	57	18
City of London LA	0	0	0
Croydon LA	31	41	10
Ealing LA	18	45	27
Enfield LA	35	45	10
Greenwich LA	12	38	26
Hackney LA	20	45	25
Hammersmith and Fulham LA	39	23	-16
Haringey LA	31	32	1
Harrow LA	28	40	12
Havering LA	24	41	17
Hillingdon LA	31	39	8
Hounslow LA	24	28	4
Islington LA	23	41	18
Kensington and Chelsea LA	33	32	-1
Kingston upon Thames LA	..	34	..
Lambeth LA	16	37	21
Lewisham LA	16	33	17
Merton LA	29	48	19
Newham LA	29	37	8
Redbridge LA	43	39	-4
Richmond upon Thames LA	27	44	17
Southwark LA	20	43	23
Sutton LA	38	32	-6
Tower Hamlets LA	58	31	-27
Waltham Forest LA	15	29	14
Wandsworth LA	34	61	27
Westminster LA	26	39	13
London Region	26	36	10
England	31	43	12

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Percentage of care leavers in education, training or employment

	2002	2006	% points difference
Barking and Dagenham LA	22	39	17
Barnet LA	41	44	3
Bexley LA	64	63	-1
Brent LA	31	78	47
Bromley LA	45	62	17
Camden LA	59	88	29
City of London LA	..	..	..
Croydon LA	61	82	21
Ealing LA	58	64	6
Enfield LA	39	68	29
Greenwich LA	53	63	10
Hackney LA	50	67	17
Hammersmith and Fulham LA	54	60	6
Haringey LA	34	67	33
Harrow LA	75	76	1
Havering LA	30	53	23
Hillingdon LA	78	78	0
Hounslow LA	53	59	6
Islington LA	34	67	33
Kensington and Chelsea LA	73	62	-11
Kingston upon Thames LA	67	61	-6
Lambeth LA	29	68	39
Lewisham LA	58	64	6
Merton LA	57	47	-10
Newham LA	47	62	15
Redbridge LA	67	59	-8
Richmond upon Thames LA	38	88	50
Southwark LA	45	70	25
Sutton LA	..	..	..
Tower Hamlets LA	35	61	26
Waltham Forest LA	81	77	-4
Wandsworth LA	53	67	14
Westminster LA	65	76	11
London Region	51	67	16
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
Barking and Dagenham LA	37	34	-3
Barnet LA	23	17	-6
Bexley LA	34	12	-22
Brent LA	19	22	3
Bromley LA	13	21	8
Camden LA	48	50	2
City of London LA	0	..	..
Croydon LA	39	30	-9
Ealing LA	37	50	13
Enfield LA	25	23	-2
Greenwich LA	61	34	-27
Hackney LA	30	36	6
Hammersmith and Fulham LA	41	46	5
Haringey LA	56	32	-24
Harrow LA	16	28	12
Havering LA	18	15	-3
Hillingdon LA	13	22	9
Hounslow LA	33	37	4
Islington LA	73	33	-40
Kensington and Chelsea LA	14	21	7
Kingston upon Thames LA	10	15	5
Lambeth LA	31	45	14
Lewisham LA	40	35	-5
Merton LA	24	30	6
Newham LA	31	72	41
Redbridge LA	13	19	6
Richmond upon Thames LA	19	13	-6
Southwark LA	48	42	-6
Sutton LA	18	20	2
Tower Hamlets LA	30	39	9
Waltham Forest LA	24	20	-4
Wandsworth LA	48	28	-20
Westminster LA	30	34	4
London Region	..	31	..
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
Barking and Dagenham LA	0	53	53
Barnet LA	95	64	-31
Bexley LA	-	-	N/A
Brent LA	82	-	N/A
Bromley LA	70	71	1
Camden LA	84	-	N/A
City of London LA	0	0	0
Croydon LA	67	65	-2
Ealing LA	73	67	-6
Enfield LA	-	65	N/A
Greenwich LA	70	67	-3
Hackney LA	86	48	-37
Hammersmith and Fulham LA	88	93	5
Haringey LA	-	75	N/A
Harrow LA	-	-	N/A
Havering LA	-	-	N/A
Hillingdon LA	93	81	-12
Hounslow LA	65	57	-8
Islington LA	71	74	3
Kensington and Chelsea LA	54	92	38
Kingston upon Thames LA	-	-	N/A
Lambeth LA	53	-	N/A
Lewisham LA	50	87	37
Merton LA	-	-	N/A
Newham LA	38	63	25
Redbridge LA	-	-	N/A
Richmond upon Thames LA	-	-	N/A
Southwark LA	67	50	-17
Sutton LA	0	-	N/A
Tower Hamlets LA	69	54	-15
Waltham Forest LA	-	64	N/A
Wandsworth LA	76	64	-13
Westminster LA	75	71	-4
London Region	71	65	-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
Barking and Dagenham LA	15	16	1
Barnet LA	21	13	-9
Bexley LA	10	13	2
Brent LA	13	14	2
Bromley LA	21	5	-15
Camden LA	10	9	-0
City of London LA	0	0	0
Croydon LA	15	11	-4
Ealing LA	18	13	-4
Enfield LA	13	14	0
Greenwich LA	17	10	-8
Hackney LA	15	14	-1
Hammersmith and Fulham LA	14	10	-4
Haringey LA	20	14	-6
Harrow LA	15	14	-2
Havering LA	23	11	-12
Hillingdon LA	12	11	-1
Hounslow LA	13	10	-3
Islington LA	8	15	7
Kensington and Chelsea LA	7	14	7
Kingston upon Thames LA	8	12	5
Lambeth LA	12	15	3
Lewisham LA	14	12	-2
Merton LA	7	8	1
Newham LA	18	12	-7
Redbridge LA	20	15	-4
Richmond upon Thames LA	5	12	6
Southwark LA	13	13	-0
Sutton LA	20	15	-5
Tower Hamlets LA	14	11	-4
Waltham Forest LA	28	11	-17
Wandsworth LA	15	10	-5
Westminster LA	13	14	0
London Region	15	12	-3
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
Barking and Dagenham LA	71	66	-5
Barnet LA	60	69	10
Bexley LA	64	55	-10
Brent LA	66	57	-8
Bromley LA	70	73	2
Camden LA	61	64	3
City of London LA	0	0	0
Croydon LA	64	72	8
Ealing LA	49	67	18
Enfield LA	52	59	7
Greenwich LA	64	63	-1
Hackney LA	55	74	19
Hammersmith and Fulham LA	51	65	13
Haringey LA	47	69	22
Harrow LA	48	57	9
Havering LA	32	82	51
Hillingdon LA	67	73	6
Hounslow LA	63	70	7
Islington LA	78	68	-10
Kensington and Chelsea LA	50	59	9
Kingston upon Thames LA	-	56	N/A
Lambeth LA	72	63	-10
Lewisham LA	55	55	0
Merton LA	50	49	-1
Newham LA	60	69	9
Redbridge LA	53	55	2
Richmond upon Thames LA	79	68	-11
Southwark LA	70	68	-2
Sutton LA	57	56	-1
Tower Hamlets LA	65	50	-15
Waltham Forest LA	46	70	25
Wandsworth LA	63	67	4
Westminster LA	88	62	-26
London Region	62	65	3
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
Barking and Dagenham LA		93	N/A
Barnet LA		89	N/A
Bexley LA		100	N/A
Brent LA		90	N/A
Bromley LA		96	N/A
Camden LA		95	N/A
City of London LA		100	N/A
Croydon LA		92	N/A
Ealing LA		95	N/A
Enfield LA		91	N/A
Greenwich LA		95	N/A
Hackney LA		70	N/A
Hammersmith and Fulham LA		89	N/A
Haringey LA		92	N/A
Harrow LA		93	N/A
Havering LA		82	N/A
Hillingdon LA		86	N/A
Hounslow LA		92	N/A
Islington LA		99	N/A
Kensington and Chelsea LA		98	N/A
Kingston upon Thames LA		91	N/A
Lambeth LA		96	N/A
Lewisham LA		87	N/A
Merton LA		99	N/A
Newham LA		87	N/A
Redbridge LA		87	N/A
Richmond upon Thames LA		90	N/A
Southwark LA		94	N/A
Sutton LA		94	N/A
Tower Hamlets LA		98	N/A
Waltham Forest LA		89	N/A
Wandsworth LA		91	N/A
Westminster LA		100	N/A
London Region		91	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
Barking and Dagenham LA	50	81	31
Barnet LA	62	84	22
Bexley LA	76	86	10
Brent LA	74	82	8
Bromley LA	85	90	5
Camden LA	97	100	3
City of London LA	-	93	N/A
Croydon LA	79	95	16
Ealing LA	94	95	1
Enfield LA	89	90	1
Greenwich LA	77	86	10
Hackney LA	74	94	20
Hammersmith and Fulham LA	87	94	8
Haringey LA	66	93	28
Harrow LA	100	86	-14
Havering LA	58	92	34
Hillingdon LA	81	86	4
Hounslow LA	87	92	5
Islington LA	57	87	29
Kensington and Chelsea LA	82	94	12
Kingston upon Thames LA	82	74	-9
Lambeth LA	61	90	29
Lewisham LA	84	87	3
Merton LA	88	78	-10
Newham LA	78	91	13
Redbridge LA	-	82	N/A
Richmond upon Thames LA	80	87	7
Southwark LA	81	94	14
Sutton LA	73	62	-10
Tower Hamlets LA	91	94	3
Waltham Forest LA	82	88	7
Wandsworth LA	86	100	14
Westminster LA	91	76	-15
London Region	78	89	11
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
Barking and Dagenham LA	29	51	22
Barnet LA	54	56	1
Bexley LA	65	50	-15
Brent LA	45	72	27
Bromley LA	33	60	26
Camden LA	91	90	-1
City of London LA	0	79	79
Croydon LA	63	78	15
Ealing LA	52	62	9
Enfield LA	36	62	27
Greenwich LA	51	58	6
Hackney LA	35	63	28
Hammersmith and Fulham LA	83	73	-10
Haringey LA	38	68	30
Harrow LA	64	67	2
Havering LA	-	64	N/A
Hillingdon LA	69	69	0
Hounslow LA	65	57	-8
Islington LA	35	72	37
Kensington and Chelsea LA	62	79	18
Kingston upon Thames LA	76	63	-13
Lambeth LA	33	54	20
Lewisham LA	55	61	6
Merton LA	62	52	-11
Newham LA	54	64	10
Redbridge LA	-	52	N/A
Richmond upon Thames LA	53	73	20
Southwark LA	41	64	23
Sutton LA	41	62	22
Tower Hamlets LA	46	68	22
Waltham Forest LA	79	59	-20
Wandsworth LA	62	84	22
Westminster LA	64	70	7
London Region	53	66	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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