66% of young people who were looked after at 16 were in education,

training or employment when they reached 19 in 2003/04 (55 per cent in

England)

£1,528 gross weekly spend per looked-after child in a children's

home in 2003/04 (£2,048 in England)

86% of children looked after continuously for at least a year had an

annual health and dental check (75 per cent in England)

9% of looked-after children had three or more placements during 2003/04

(13 per cent in England)

A spokesman for Suffolk County Council said: "Training and support for some brilliant foster carers is key to placement stability." Source: Commission for Social Care Inspection.