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Social Care News: Social care stats - Wirral

8.9% of looked-after children with three or more placements in 2004/05 (13 per cent in England)

- 100% of child protection cases reviewed on time (99 per cent inEngland)

- 62.1% of children and young people communicated their views at theirlatest statutory review (81 per cent in England)

- 31.1% of core assessments completed within 35 working days of starting(67 per cent in England)

In December 2005 the Commission for Social Care Inspection said WirralMetropolitan Borough Council was serving some children well and ratedits capacity for improvement in children's social services asuncertain.

In its recent joint area review inspectors said outcomes for mostchildren in the area were positive.

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

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