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Mr. Hancock
asked 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. Currie
Based 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. | |