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Last Updated: Thursday, 18 November, 2004, 00:54 GMT
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Social services star ratings 2004
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The Commission for Social Care Inspection has published its 2004 star ratings for the social services departments of every council in England.
See the full list below.
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THREE STAR COUNCILS
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Council name
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Serving adults well?
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Capacity to improve adult services?
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Serving children well?
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Capacity to improve children's services?
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Bexley
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Yes
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Excellent
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Yes
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Excellent
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Blackburn with Darwen
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Most
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Excellent
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Most
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Excellent
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Bolton
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Most
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Excellent
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Yes
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Excellent
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City of London
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Most
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Promising
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Yes
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Promising
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Derbyshire
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Yes
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Excellent
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Most
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Excellent
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Gateshead
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Most
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Excellent
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Most
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Excellent
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Kensington & Chelsea
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Most
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Promising
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Yes
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Excellent
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Kent
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Most
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Excellent
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Most
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Excellent
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Kingston upon Thames
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Most
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Excellent
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Yes
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Promising
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Kirklees
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Most
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Excellent
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Most
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Excellent
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Knowsley
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Most
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Excellent
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Most
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Excellent
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Leicestershire
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Most
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Excellent
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Most
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Excellent
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Newcastle upon Tyne
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Yes
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Excellent
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Most
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Excellent
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North Lincolnshire
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Yes
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Excellent
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Most
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Excellent
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Somerset
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Yes
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Excellent
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Most
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Promising
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Southwark
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Most
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Excellent
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Most
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Excellent
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Sunderland
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Most
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Excellent
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Most
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Excellent
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Tower Hamlets
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Most
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Excellent
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Most
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Excellent
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Wandsworth
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Most
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Excellent
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Yes
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Excellent
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Westminster
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Yes
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Excellent
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Yes
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Excellent
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TWO STAR COUNCILS
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Council name
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Serving adults well?
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Capacity to improve adult services?
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Serving children well?
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Capacity to improve children's services?
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Barnet
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Some
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Uncertain
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Most
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Excellent
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Barnsley
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Most
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Promising
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Some
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Promising
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Bath & NE Somerset
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Some
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Promising
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Most
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Promising
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Bradford
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Most
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Promising
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Most
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Promising
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Brent
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Most
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Promising
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Some
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Promising
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Bury
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Most
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Promising
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Most
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Promising
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Calderdale
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Most
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Promising
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Some
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Promising
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Cambridgeshire
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Some
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Promising
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Most
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Promising
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Camden
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Most
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Promising
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Most
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Promising
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Cheshire
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Most
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Promising
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Most
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Promising
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Cornwall
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Yes
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Excellent
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Some
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Promising
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Coventry
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Most
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Promising
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Some
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Promising
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Croydon
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Most
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Excellent
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Most
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Promising
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Darlington
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Some
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Promising
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Most
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Promising
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Derby
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Most
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Promising
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Some
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Promising
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Doncaster
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Some
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Promising
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Most
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Promising
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Dorset
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Most
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Promising
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Most
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Promising
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Dudley
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Most
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Excellent
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Some
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Promising
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Durham
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Most
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Excellent
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Most
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Promising
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East Riding of Yorkshire
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Most
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Promising
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Most
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Promising
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East Sussex
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Some
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Promising
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Most
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Promising
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Enfield
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Some
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Promising
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Most
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Promising
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Essex
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Some
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Promising
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Most
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Promising
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Hackney
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Some
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Promising
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Most
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Promising
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Halton
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Most
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Promising
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Some
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Excellent
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Hammersmith & Fulham
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Most
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Promising
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Most
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Excellent
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Hampshire
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Most
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Promising
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Some
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Promising
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Hartlepool
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Most
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Promising
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Most
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Promising
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Hertfordshire
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Most
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Excellent
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Some
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Promising
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Hounslow
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Most
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Promising
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Most
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Promising
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Isle of Wight
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Most
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Promising
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Some
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Promising
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Islington
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Most
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Promising
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Some
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Promising
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Kingston upon Hull
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Most
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Uncertain
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Most
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Promising
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Lancashire
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Most
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Promising
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Some
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Excellent
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Leeds
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Most
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Promising
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Most
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Uncertain
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Leicester
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Most
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Excellent
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Most
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Promising
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Luton
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Most
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Promising
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Most
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Promising
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Manchester
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Most
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Promising
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Some
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Promising
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Merton
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Some
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Promising
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Most
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Promising
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Middlesbrough
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Most
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Promising
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Most
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Promising
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Milton Keynes
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Most
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Promising
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Most
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Promising
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North Somerset
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Some
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Promising
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Most
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Excellent
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North Yorkshire
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Most
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Promising
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Most
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Excellent
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Northumberland
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Most
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Promising
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Some
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Promising
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Nottingham
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Most
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Promising
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Most
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Promising
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Nottinghamshire
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Some
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Excellent
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Most
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Excellent
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Peterborough
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Some
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Promising
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Most
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Promising
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Poole
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Most
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Promising
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Some
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Promising
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Portsmouth
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Most
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Promising
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Some
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Promising
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Reading
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Some
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Promising
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Most
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Promising
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Redbridge
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Most
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Promising
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Most
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Promising
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Redcar & Cleveland
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Some
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Promising
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Most
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Promising
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Richmond upon Thames
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Some
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Promising
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Most
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Promising
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Rutland
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Most
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Promising
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Most
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Promising
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Salford
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Most
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Promising
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Some
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Promising
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Sefton
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Most
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Promising
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Some
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Promising
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Sheffield
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Some
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Promising
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Most
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Promising
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Shropshire
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Most
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Promising
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Most
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Excellent
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Slough
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Most
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Promising
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Some
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Promising
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Solihull
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Most
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Promising
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Some
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Excellent
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South Gloucester
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Some
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Promising
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Most
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Promising
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South Tyneside
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Most
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Promising
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Some
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Promising
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Southampton
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Most
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Promising
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Most
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Promising
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St. Helens
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Most
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Promising
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Most
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Promising
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Stockport
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Most
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Promising
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Some
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Promising
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Stockton-on-Tees
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Most
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Promising
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Some
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Promising
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Suffolk
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Some
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Promising
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Most
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Promising
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Surrey
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Most
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Promising
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Some
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Promising
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Tameside
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Most
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Excellent
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Some
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Promising
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Telford & the Wrekin
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Most
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Excellent
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Some
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Promising
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Thurrock
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Most
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Promising
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Most
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Promising
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Wakefield
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Most
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Excellent
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Most
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Promising
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Warrington
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Most
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Promising
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Most
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Promising
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Warwickshire
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Some
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Promising
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Most
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Promising
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West Berkshire
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Most
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Excellent
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Most
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Promising
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West Sussex
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Most
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Promising
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Most
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Promising
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Wigan
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Most
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Excellent
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Most
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Promising
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Wiltshire
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Most
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Promising
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Some
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Promising
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Wirral
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Most
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Promising
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Some
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Promising
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Wokingham
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Some
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Promising
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Most
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Promising
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Worcestershire
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Most
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Promising
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Most
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Excellent
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York
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Most
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Promising
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Most
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Promising
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ONE STAR COUNCILS
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Council name
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Serving adults well?
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Capacity to improve adult services?
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Serving children well?
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Capacity to improve children's services?
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Barking & Dagenham
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Some
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Promising
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Some
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Promising
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Blackpool
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Some
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Promising
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Some
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Uncertain
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Bournemouth
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Some
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Promising
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Some
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Promising
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Bracknell Forest
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Some
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Uncertain
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Most
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Promising
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Brighton & Hove
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Some
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Promising
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Some
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Promising
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Bristol
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Some
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Promising
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Some
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Promising
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Bromley
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Some
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Promising
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Some
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Promising
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Buckinghamshire
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Some
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Promising
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Some
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Promising
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Devon
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Some
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Promising
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Some
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Promising
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Gloucestershire
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Some
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Promising
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Some
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Promising
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Greenwich
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Some
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Promising
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Some
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Promising
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Haringey
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Most
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Promising
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Some
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Uncertain
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Harrow
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Some
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Uncertain
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Some
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Promising
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Havering
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Some
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Uncertain
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Some
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Promising
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Herefordshire
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Some
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Promising
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Some
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Promising
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Hillingdon
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Some
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Uncertain
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Some
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Promising
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Lambeth
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Some
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Promising
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Some
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Uncertain
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Lewisham
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Most
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Promising
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Some
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Uncertain
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Lincolnshire
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Some
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Uncertain
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Some
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Uncertain
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Liverpool
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Some
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Promising
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Some
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Promising
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Medway Towns
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Some
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Promising
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Some
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Uncertain
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Newham
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Some
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Promising
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Some
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Promising
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Norfolk
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Some
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Promising
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Some
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Promising
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North East Lincolnshire
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Some
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Promising
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Some
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Promising
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North Tyneside
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Some
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Excellent
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Some
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Promising
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Northamptonshire
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Some
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Promising
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Some
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Promising
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Oxfordshire
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Some
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Promising
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Some
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Uncertain
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Rochdale
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Some
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Promising
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Some
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Promising
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Rotherham
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Most
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Promising
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Some
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Uncertain
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Sandwell
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Most
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Promising
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Some
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Uncertain
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Southend-on-Sea
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Some
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Promising
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Some
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Promising
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Staffordshire
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Some
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Promising
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Some
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Promising
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Stoke-on-Trent
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Some
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Uncertain
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Some
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Uncertain
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Sutton
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Some
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Promising
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Some
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Promising
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Torbay
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Some
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Uncertain
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Some
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Uncertain
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Trafford
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Some
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Promising
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Some
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Promising
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Walsall
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Some
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Promising
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Some
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Promising
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Waltham Forest
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Some
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Promising
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Some
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Promising
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Windsor & Maidenhead
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Some
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Promising
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Some
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Promising
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Wolverhampton
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Most
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Promising
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Some
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Uncertain
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NO STAR COUNCILS
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Council name
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Serving adults well?
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Capacity to improve adult services?
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Serving children well?
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Capacity to improve children's services?
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Bedfordshire
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Some
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Promising
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No
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Promising
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Birmingham
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Some
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Promising
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No
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Promising
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Cumbria
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Some
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Uncertain
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No
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Uncertain
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Ealing
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Some
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Poor
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Most
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Uncertain
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Isles of Scilly
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Some
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Poor
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Some
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Poor
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Oldham
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Some
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Uncertain
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Some
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Poor
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Plymouth
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Some
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Uncertain
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No
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Uncertain
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Swindon
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Some
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Uncertain
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No
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Uncertain
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