By 2010 the Government hopes to halve the number of teenage pregnanciesfrom 1998 levels as well as see more teenage mothers remain ineducation.
The latest figures available show progress is being made, as by 2003there was a 10 per cent drop in conception rates among both under-16sand under-18s. However, more needs to be done.
In a bid to ensure targets are met, the Government's Teenage PregnancyUnit asked a group of academic bodies, including the Institute ofEducation and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, tocarry out interviews with teenage parents and their children to betterunderstand their lives.
The group's latest report to the unit, Teenage Parenthood and SocialExclusion, supports the long-held view that poor sex education at bothschool and home are a major risk factor.
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