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England > South 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
Bracknell Forest LA	31	29	-2
Brighton and Hove LA	72	83	11
Buckinghamshire LA	25	28	3
East Sussex LA	40	44	4
Hampshire LA	24	38	14
Isle of Wight LA	61	64	3
Kent LA	42	44	2
Medway LA	48	58	10
Milton Keynes LA	56	44	-12
Oxfordshire LA	33	31	-2
Portsmouth LA	46	74	28
Reading LA	51	64	13
Slough LA	50	51	1
Southampton LA	65	69	4
Surrey LA	29	31	2
West Berkshire LA	31	33	2
West Sussex LA	45	46	1
Windsor and Maidenhead LA	27	22	-5
Wokingham LA	28	18	-10
South East Region	38	42	4
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
Bracknell Forest LA	67	64	-3
Brighton and Hove LA	41	39	-2
Buckinghamshire LA	43	68	25
East Sussex LA	38	53	15
Hampshire LA	41	48	7
Isle of Wight LA	39	48	9
Kent LA	46	26	-20
Medway LA	38	43	5
Milton Keynes LA	..	31	N/A
Oxfordshire LA	40	27	-13
Portsmouth LA	32	64	32
Reading LA	33	23	-10
Slough LA	..	35	..
Southampton LA	60	56	-4
Surrey LA	43	33	-10
West Berkshire LA	50	27	-23
West Sussex LA	28	44	16
Windsor and Maidenhead LA	58	..	..
Wokingham LA	..	..	..
South East Region	41	37	-4
England	31	43	12

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Percentage of care leavers in education, training or employment

	2002	2006	% points difference
Bracknell Forest LA	..	..	..
Brighton and Hove LA	26	65	39
Buckinghamshire LA	61	52	-9
East Sussex LA	69	74	5
Hampshire LA	35	72	37
Isle of Wight LA	60	..	..
Kent LA	73	58	-15
Medway LA	54	60	6
Milton Keynes LA	24	46	22
Oxfordshire LA	41	62	21
Portsmouth LA	..	73	N/A
Reading LA	52	53	1
Slough LA	50	43	-7
Southampton LA	30	55	25
Surrey LA	47	67	20
West Berkshire LA	..	..	..
West Sussex LA	59	52	-7
Windsor and Maidenhead LA	..	..	..
Wokingham LA	..	..	..
South East Region	53	62	9
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
Bracknell Forest LA	.	16	.
Brighton and Hove LA	.	32	.
Buckinghamshire LA	.	19	.
East Sussex LA	32	36	4
Hampshire LA	.	16	.
Isle of Wight LA	21	23	2
Kent LA	.	28	.
Medway LA	.	30	.
Milton Keynes LA	.	4	.
Oxfordshire LA	32	16	-16
Portsmouth LA	.	26	.
Reading LA	.	42	.
Slough LA	.	20	.
Southampton LA	.	27	.
Surrey LA	19	18	-1
West Berkshire LA	.	11	.
West Sussex LA	25	20	-5
Windsor and Maidenhead LA	.	22	.
Wokingham LA	.	11	.
South East 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
Bracknell Forest LA	-	-	N/A
Brighton and Hove LA	91	93	2
Buckinghamshire LA	95	100	5
East Sussex LA	92	85	-7
Hampshire LA	92	78	-14
Isle of Wight LA	91	-	N/A
Kent LA	83	70	-13
Medway LA	39	57	18
Milton Keynes LA	82	89	7
Oxfordshire LA	87	81	-5
Portsmouth LA	91	-	N/A
Reading LA	100	73	-27
Slough LA	100	93	-7
Southampton LA	96	94	-2
Surrey LA	90	79	-11
West Berkshire LA	-	-	N/A
West Sussex LA	70	92	22
Windsor and Maidenhead LA	-	-	N/A
Wokingham LA	-	-	N/A
South East Region	86	80	-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
Bracknell Forest LA	9	19	10
Brighton and Hove LA	25	16	-10
Buckinghamshire LA	16	10	-6
East Sussex LA	12	9	-4
Hampshire LA	13	16	2
Isle of Wight LA	11	15	4
Kent LA	12	11	-1
Medway LA	2	6	3
Milton Keynes LA	7	17	10
Oxfordshire LA	18	15	-3
Portsmouth LA	13	11	-3
Reading LA	14	11	-4
Slough LA	6	10	5
Southampton LA	18	15	-2
Surrey LA	10	10	0
West Berkshire LA	16	6	-10
West Sussex LA	15	13	-2
Windsor and Maidenhead LA	-	-	N/A
Wokingham LA	26	22	-4
South East Region	13	12	-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
Bracknell Forest LA	78	50	-28
Brighton and Hove LA	56	62	6
Buckinghamshire LA	79	71	-8
East Sussex LA	64	67	2
Hampshire LA	66	68	3
Isle of Wight LA	72	69	-3
Kent LA	66	64	-2
Medway LA	71	75	4
Milton Keynes LA	78	51	-27
Oxfordshire LA	60	67	7
Portsmouth LA	56	69	12
Reading LA	76	76	-0
Slough LA	58	57	-1
Southampton LA	54	61	7
Surrey LA	76	72	-4
West Berkshire LA	50	90	40
West Sussex LA	67	65	-3
Windsor and Maidenhead LA	71	70	-1
Wokingham LA	64	44	-20
South East Region	66	67	1
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
Bracknell Forest LA		89	N/A
Brighton and Hove LA		92	N/A
Buckinghamshire LA		86	N/A
East Sussex LA		90	N/A
Hampshire LA		93	N/A
Isle of Wight LA		85	N/A
Kent LA		96	N/A
Medway LA		48	N/A
Milton Keynes LA		80	N/A
Oxfordshire LA		81	N/A
Portsmouth LA		90	N/A
Reading LA		84	N/A
Slough LA		94	N/A
Southampton LA		80	N/A
Surrey LA		87	N/A
West Berkshire LA		83	N/A
West Sussex LA		60	N/A
Windsor and Maidenhead LA		99	N/A
Wokingham LA		90	N/A
South East 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
Bracknell Forest LA	79	-	N/A
Brighton and Hove LA	69	88	19
Buckinghamshire LA	57	85	28
East Sussex LA	72	88	16
Hampshire LA	35	82	47
Isle of Wight LA	92	100	8
Kent LA	85	79	-6
Medway LA	70	90	20
Milton Keynes LA	44	62	18
Oxfordshire LA	67	92	26
Portsmouth LA	69	93	24
Reading LA	77	95	18
Slough LA	67	93	27
Southampton LA	96	68	-28
Surrey LA	79	86	6
West Berkshire LA	-	-	N/A
West Sussex LA	63	82	20
Windsor and Maidenhead LA	-	-	N/A
Wokingham LA	-	-	N/A
South East Region	69	84	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
Bracknell Forest LA	79	-	N/A
Brighton and Hove LA	50	64	14
Buckinghamshire LA	36	47	11
East Sussex LA	61	73	12
Hampshire LA	20	62	42
Isle of Wight LA	62	69	7
Kent LA	75	53	-22
Medway LA	44	55	10
Milton Keynes LA	33	50	17
Oxfordshire LA	39	80	40
Portsmouth LA	38	71	33
Reading LA	46	65	19
Slough LA	-	40	N/A
Southampton LA	69	63	-6
Surrey LA	47	58	11
West Berkshire LA	-	-	N/A
West Sussex LA	51	68	17
Windsor and Maidenhead LA	-	-	N/A
Wokingham LA	-	-	N/A
South East Region	51	60	10
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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