But the social exclusion action plan acknowledges that "progress must beaccelerated" if the Government is to meet its target of cutting teenagepregnancy rates by half by 2010.
The document says that this can only happen by dealing with theunderlying causes such as disengagement from school, poor knowledge ofsex and a lack of support from parents.
Incentives to improve education
The updated teenage pregnancy strategy, also published last week,provides more detail on what action will be taken. The Government willintervene in local authorities that have high and increasing rates ofteenage pregnancy. It will incentivise schools to improve sex educationlessons. And it will provide new support for parents to help themimprove their confidence when discussing sex and relationships.
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