Department for Education and Skills' statistics released last week showthat just three per cent of children in the care of the three boroughswere convicted of a crime or given a police warning.
This compares to an England-wide average of 9.3 per cent. The Isle ofWight came bottom with a quarter of children in its care being warned orconvicted.
The statistics also covered the health and education of looked-afterchildren. Stoke-on-Trent came out top for the percentage of childrengetting five A* to G grade GCSEs. Meanwhile, Sandwell came bottom in twohealth measures - the percentage of looked-after children who hadvisited a dentist and had their annual health assessment in the pastyear.
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