Council Newham
Performance Percentage of children in the same placement for at least two years or placed for adoption in the year ending 31 March
2004 Newham 58% England 65%
2005 Newham 63% England 64%
2006 Newham 53% England 65%
2007 Newham 69% England 65%
2008 Newham 70% England 67%
Newham Borough Council has seen a considerable improvement in the percentage of children in care remaining in stable placements or placed for adoption.
In 2004, 58 per cent of looked-after children in the borough had been in the same placement for two years or had been placed for adoption.
By 2008, this figure had increased to 70 per cent, three per cent above the national average.
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