§ Mr. Hancockasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will list in the Official Report the 10 local authority districts with the highest rates of children in care.
§ Mrs. CurrieBased on information available centrally, the 10 local authorities with the highest number of children and young persons in care per thousand population aged under 18 are shown in the table.
Children and young persons in care of local authorities at 31 March 1985 per thousand population aged under 18: the 10 authorities with the highest rates Local authority Number per thousand population aged under 181 Lambeth 17.4 Hammersmith 15.6 Hackney 15.5 Southwark 15.0 Manchester 14.3 Kensington 14.1 Newcastle upon Tyne 12.5 Westminster 12.3 Camden 11.5 Wandsworth 11.2 1 The number of children in care per thousand population aged under 18 is based on the population as at 30 June 1984 in each authority.