9.8% of looked-after children with three or more placements in 2004/05(13 per cent in England)
71% of young people left care aged 16 or over with at least one GCSE orGNVQ (50 per cent in England)
77.8% of children and young people communicated their views at theirlatest statutory review (81 per cent in England)
In December 2005 the Commission for Social Care Inspection said SouthTyneside council was serving most children well. Inspectors saidlooked-after children enjoy a very good level of placement stability andall have an allocated social worker.
Source: Commission for Social Care Inspection, Ofsted and the Departmentfor Education and Skills.
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