51% of looked-after children had at least one GCSE at grade A* to G at 30 September 2006 (63 per cent in England)
91% of looked-after children had an annual dental check at 30 September 2006 (85 per cent in England)
78% of looked-after children had an annual health check at 30 September 2006 (83 per cent in England)
In November 2006 the Commission for Social Care Inspection and Ofsted said: "The growth in local placements is expected to allow a reduction in the number of more distant placements"
Source: Commission for Social Care Inspection, the Department for Children, Schools and Families and Ofsted.
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