- 64% of looked-after children achieved at least one GCSE at grade A* toG at 30 September 2006 (63 per cent in England)
- 79% of looked-after children had their teeth checked by a dentist at30 September 2006 (85 per cent in England)
- 86% had an annual health assessment at 30 September 2006 (83 per centin England)
In November 2006 the Commission for Social Care Inspection and Ofstedsaid: "The authority does well to deliver a broad range of services forthe large and increasing population of looked-after children, with overhalf being unaccompanied asylum seeker children."
Source: Commission for Social Care Inspection, the Department forEducation and Skills and Ofsted.
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