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England > South West 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
Bath and North East Somerset LA	43	34	-9
Bournemouth LA	54	57	3
Bristol LA	63	75	12
Cornwall LA	47	47	0
Devon LA	44	40	-4
Dorset LA	39	33	-6
Gloucestershire LA	32	32	0
Isles of Scilly LA	0	-	N/A
North Somerset LA	36	38	2
Plymouth LA	63	83	20
Poole LA	43	44	1
Somerset LA	37	36	-1
South Gloucestershire LA	26	30	4
Swindon LA	47	61	14
Torbay LA	64	67	3
Wiltshire LA	29	30	1
South West Region	43	44	1
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
Bath and North East Somerset LA	..	44	..
Bournemouth LA	32	55	23
Bristol LA	17	44	27
Cornwall LA	53	52	-1
Devon LA	38	56	18
Dorset LA	39	54	15
Gloucestershire LA	..	45	N/A
Isles of Scilly LA	0	0	0
North Somerset LA	45	41	-4
Plymouth LA	15	62	47
Poole LA	65	47	-18
Somerset LA	40	46	6
South Gloucestershire LA	33	56	23
Swindon LA	45	40	-5
Torbay LA	..	57	..
Wiltshire LA	48	52	4
South West Region	39	51	12
England	31	43	12

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Percentage of care leavers in education, training or employment

	2002	2006	% points difference
Bath and North East Somerset LA	..	63	N/A
Bournemouth LA	85	48	-37
Bristol LA	44	52	8
Cornwall LA	42	62	20
Devon LA	33	53	20
Dorset LA	44	86	42
Gloucestershire LA	45	55	10
Isles of Scilly LA	..	..	..
North Somerset LA	69	57	-12
Plymouth LA	23	58	35
Poole LA	69	83	14
Somerset LA	38	54	16
South Gloucestershire LA	58	81	23
Swindon LA	64	58	-6
Torbay LA	..	69	N/A
Wiltshire LA	..	59	N/A
South West Region	41	60	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
Bath and North East Somerset LA	27	20	-7
Bournemouth LA	.	19	.
Bristol LA	60	40	-20
Cornwall LA	28	33	5
Devon LA	.	19	.
Dorset LA	.	19	.
Gloucestershire LA	17	17	0
Isles of Scilly LA	0	0	0
North Somerset LA	22	20	-2
Plymouth LA	.	38	.
Poole LA	.	23	.
Somerset LA	19	18	-1
South Gloucestershire LA	18	14	-4
Swindon LA	.	21	.
Torbay LA	.	23	.
Wiltshire LA	.	13	.
South West Region	..	22	..
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
Bath and North East Somerset LA	-	67	N/A
Bournemouth LA	94	92	-2
Bristol LA	84	92	7
Cornwall LA	67	71	5
Devon LA	97	84	-13
Dorset LA	88	92	4
Gloucestershire LA	96	71	-26
Isles of Scilly LA	0	0	0
North Somerset LA	-	-	N/A
Plymouth LA	95	85	-10
Poole LA	-	-	N/A
Somerset LA	94	76	-18
South Gloucestershire LA	-	92	N/A
Swindon LA	-	57	N/A
Torbay LA	-	-	N/A
Wiltshire LA	78	94	16
South West Region	85	79	-7
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
Bath and North East Somerset LA	14	10	-4
Bournemouth LA	26	10	-16
Bristol LA	11	15	4
Cornwall LA	16	23	7
Devon LA	18	13	-5
Dorset LA	14	12	-2
Gloucestershire LA	13	12	-1
Isles of Scilly LA	0	0	0
North Somerset LA	9	16	7
Plymouth LA	12	16	4
Poole LA	17	18	1
Somerset LA	24	15	-8
South Gloucestershire LA	8	15	6
Swindon LA	29	16	-13
Torbay LA	22	18	-4
Wiltshire LA	19	14	-5
South West Region	16	15	-1
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
Bath and North East Somerset LA	35	60	25
Bournemouth LA	37	65	28
Bristol LA	71	63	-8
Cornwall LA	56	56	0
Devon LA	58	66	8
Dorset LA	70	73	3
Gloucestershire LA	62	66	3
Isles of Scilly LA	0	0	0
North Somerset LA	56	76	19
Plymouth LA	74	69	-5
Poole LA	59	56	-2
Somerset LA	71	56	-15
South Gloucestershire LA	67	73	6
Swindon LA	56	52	-4
Torbay LA	71	59	-12
Wiltshire LA	62	70	8
South West Region	62	64	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
Bath and North East Somerset LA		75	N/A
Bournemouth LA		98	N/A
Bristol LA		67	N/A
Cornwall LA		96	N/A
Devon LA		95	N/A
Dorset LA		90	N/A
Gloucestershire LA		91	N/A
Isles of Scilly LA		0	N/A
North Somerset LA		83	N/A
Plymouth LA		92	N/A
Poole LA		98	N/A
Somerset LA		92	N/A
South Gloucestershire LA		90	N/A
Swindon LA		88	N/A
Torbay LA		94	N/A
Wiltshire LA		83	N/A
South West Region		88	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
Bath and North East Somerset LA	83	80	-3
Bournemouth LA	67	92	26
Bristol LA	85	89	3
Cornwall LA	93	95	2
Devon LA	57	84	27
Dorset LA	84	86	2
Gloucestershire LA	56	92	36
Isles of Scilly LA	0	0	0
North Somerset LA	83	94	11
Plymouth LA	58	83	25
Poole LA	-	100	N/A
Somerset LA	78	89	11
South Gloucestershire LA	100	91	-9
Swindon LA	72	95	23
Torbay LA	86	100	14
Wiltshire LA	70	97	26
South West Region	76	90	15
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
Bath and North East Somerset LA	58	47	-12
Bournemouth LA	50	62	12
Bristol LA	41	49	8
Cornwall LA	43	73	29
Devon LA	41	68	28
Dorset LA	52	81	29
Gloucestershire LA	39	80	41
Isles of Scilly LA	0	0	0
North Somerset LA	67	59	-8
Plymouth LA	39	45	6
Poole LA	-	64	N/A
Somerset LA	58	61	3
South Gloucestershire LA	64	73	8
Swindon LA	50	62	12
Torbay LA	38	81	43
Wiltshire LA	44	60	16
South West Region	47	65	18
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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