Children & % children adopted or We have made a This is the proportion of children Early Help Services are accessible and Family Services who ended care after policy change in line who ceased to be looked after who timely, helping and supporting a high the granting of a with service user were subsequently not looked number of children and young people, Special Guardianship participation and after due to a special guardianship their parents and carers Order, Residency national policy to do order, residency order or a child Order or a Child more to re-unify arrangement order. This figure is Arrangement Order 22% 22% children with birth given as a percentage. Only the parents, especially last occasion on which a child children ceased to be looked after in the accommodated under year has been counted. Figures voluntary agreement exclude children looked after under an agreed series of short term placements Children & Care leavers in Target is challenging This indicator is the percentage of Help and protection services are Family Services suitable and represents former care leavers aged 19 who effective in helping children and young accommodation exceptional were looked after under any legal people who have experienced neglect 85% 85% performance status on 1 April in their 17th and abuse year, who are in suitable accommodation Children & Care leavers in 92% is a high-water The percentage of former care Help and protection services are Family Services education, training or mark and anything leavers aged 19 who were looked effective in helping children and young employment above 80% is after under any legal status on 1 people who have experienced neglect exceptional given the April in their 17th year, who are in and abuse Greater 78% profile of the care education, employment or training than 80% leaver cohort in terms of special educational needs. At 78% we are still top performing Commercial % spend with Small A small and medium-sized SMEs are viewed as the most efficient Services and Medium enterprise is defined as having type of business organisation and the Enterprises (SME) and between 10 and 250 employees. Council, alongside other public sector also the % spend with This indicator looks at the total purchasers, aims to maximise work with local supplier by spend with small and medium SMEs on this basis invoice address 41% 42% sized enterprises as a percentage of total expenditure with all suppliers and the total percentage of expenditure with suppliers in Cornwall against total expenditure of all suppliers
Children & Family Services % children adopted or who ended care after the granting of a Special Guardianship Order, Residency Order or a Child Arrangement Order 22% 22% We have made a policy change in line with service user participation and national policy to do more to re-unify children with birth parents, especially children accommodated under voluntary agreement This is the proportion of children who ceased to be looked after who were subsequently not looked after due to a special guardianship order, residency order or a child arrangement order. This figure is given as a percentage. Only the last occasion on which a child ceased to be looked after in the year has been counted. Figures exclude children looked after under an agreed series of short term placements Early Help Services are accessible and timely, helping and supporting a high number of children and young people, their parents and carers Children & Family Services Care leavers in suitable accommodation 85% 85% Target is challenging and represents exceptional performance This indicator is the percentage of former care leavers aged 19 who were looked after under any legal status on 1 April in their 17th year, who are in suitable accommodation Help and protection services are effective in helping children and young people who have experienced neglect and abuse Children & Family Services Care leavers in education, training or employment 78% Greater than 80% 92% is a high-water mark and anything above 80% is exceptional given the profile of the care leaver cohort in terms of special educational needs. At 78% we are still top performing The percentage of former care leavers aged 19 who were looked after under any legal status on 1 April in their 17th year, who are in education, employment or training Help and protection services are effective in helping children and young people who have experienced neglect and abuse Commercial Services % spend with Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) and also the % spend with local supplier by invoice address 41% 42% A small and medium-sized enterprise is defined as having between 10 and 250 employees. This indicator looks at the total spend with small and medium sized enterprises as a percentage of total expenditure with all suppliers and the total percentage of expenditure with suppliers in Cornwall against total expenditure of all suppliers SMEs are viewed as the most efficient type of business organisation and the Council, alongside other public sector purchasers, aims to maximise work with SMEs on this basis
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