12% of looked-after children had three or more placements during 2003/04(13 per cent in England)
430 average gross weekly spend per looked-after child in fostercare in 2003/04 (349 in England)
1,485 average gross weekly spend per looked-after child in achildren's home in 2003/04 (2,048 in England)
South Gloucestershire Council achieved a two-star rating from theCommission for Social Care Inspection in 2004. It said it was servingmost children well and rated its capacity for service improvements aspromising.
Source: Commission for Social Care Inspection and the Department forEducation and Skills.
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