- 4.7% of looked-after children were convicted or received a finalwarning in the year to 30 September 2005 (nine per cent in England)
- 85.3% of children and young people communicated their views at theirlatest statutory review in 2004/05 (81 per cent in England)
In November 2006, children's services inspectors said thatCambridgeshire's broad range of family support services were helping toensure the number of looked-after children in the area was low. Butinspectors said the council faces "formidable challenges" in developingits social care workforce due to a high vacancy rate.
Source: Commission for Social Care Inspection, the Department forEducation and Skills and Ofsted.
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