A study of children subject to a care order across five local authority areas tracked how their outcomes changed over a number of years.
It found that in 71 per cent of cases, being taken into care improved the child's life chances after four to five years, while a fifth (19 per cent) experienced a mixture of improvement on some measures and deterioration on others, and 10 per cent had overall negative outcomes.
Measures used for the study included assessing the home life, relationships, education, health and behaviour of young people.
The young person's home life was described as "stable and happy" in 84 per cent of cases. In terms of education, almost two thirds (62.5 per cent) were in full-time education, employment or training.
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