Council: Gloucestershire County Council
Performance: The percentage of former care leavers aged 19 who were in suitable accommodation
2004 England 79.6% Gloucestershire 68.1%
2005 England 83.9% Gloucestershire 70.7%
2006 England 87.9% Gloucestershire 92.5%
2007 England 87.3% Gloucestershire 92%
2008 England 88.4% Gloucestershire 95.1%
Almost all those leaving care in Gloucestershire at the age of 19 were placed in suitable accommodation in 2008, a dramatic improvement on figures from just three to four years before. In 2004 and 2005 only around two-thirds of care leavers were in suitable housing.
Jo Moore, the council's leaving care services manager, says the turnaround can be put down largely to structural changes and a greater emphasis on staff training.
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