83% of young people leaving care with at least one GCSE at grade A*-G or a GNVQ in 2003/04 (49 per cent in England)
378 average weekly spend per looked-after child in foster care (349 in England)
79% of looked-after children were in foster placements or placed for adoption in 2003/04 (81 per cent in England)
Torbay Council runs one children's home, which cares for up to five children aged nine to 14. The Children's Society runs a children's rights service in Torbay. This provides a trained volunteer to visit, support and befriend young people, aged eight to 17, who are in the care of Torbay social services and who have little or no contact with their parent or guardian. Source: Commission for Social Care Inspection.
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