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Social Care News: Social Care Stats - Dorset

11.9% of looked-after children with three or more placements in 2004/05 (13 per cent in England)

- 65% of looked-after children achieved at least one GCSE at grade A* toG in the year to 30 September 2005 (60.2 per cent in England)

- 14.9% of looked-after children convicted or subject to a final warningin the year to 30 September 2005 (9.3 per cent in England)

- 96% of looked-after children were up-to-date with their immunisationsin the year to 30 September 2005 (76 per cent in England)

In December 2005 the Commission for Social Care Inspection said thestability of placements for looked-after children in Dorset was "verygood".

Source: Commission for Social Care Inspection, the Department forEducation and Skills and Ofsted.

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