Latest figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows there has been a significant fall in the conception rate for under-18s in England.
The ONS data shows that 18.8 per 1,000 girls aged between 15 and 17 became pregnant in 2016, down from 22.2 per 1,000 in March 2015 (see graphics) and 60 per cent lower than 20 years ago when the Teenage Pregnancy Strategy was launched.
Alison Hadley, director of the Teenage Pregnancy Knowledge Exchange at the University of Bedfordshire, praised the Local Government Association and Public Health England for supporting councils and NHS providers to tackle the issue.
But she warned that more needs to be done to bring England's under-18 conception rate down to that of other Western countries.
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