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Responsibility for action to tackle child maltreatment and respond to the needs of vulnerable children rests primarily with local government, alongside other local agencies, including health services and the police. This work is co-ordinated by local safeguarding children boards. Our statutory guidance, \u2018Working Together to Safeguard Children\u2019, <\/em>sets the framework within which local agencies should work on a multi-agency basis to safeguard children. Ofsted inspects local authority services for children in need of help and protection, and inspections focus on the quality of these services, including whether the right decisions are made for young people and whether they are made at the right time.<\/p>"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/100143/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The number and proportion of pupils at the end of key stage 4 with a hearing impairment who achieved 5 or more GCSE A* to C grades (or equivalent) in a) England, b) the South West and c) Plymouth in 2013 can be found in the table below.<\/p> Pupils with a hearing impairment<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Number of eligible pupils1<\/sup><\/p><\/td> Number of pupils achieving 5 or more Percentage of pupils achieving 5 or more England<\/p><\/td> 1390<\/p><\/td> 1024<\/p><\/td> 73.7<\/p><\/td><\/tr> South West<\/p><\/td> 125<\/p><\/td> 82<\/p><\/td> 65.6<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Plymouth<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td> x<\/p><\/td> x<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> Source: National pupil database<\/p> x = Figures not shown due to 1 or 2 pupils not achieving 5 or more A*-C GCSE grades (or equivalent). This suppression is to protect pupil confidentiality and consistent with the Department for Education\u2019s statistical policy[1].<\/p> <\/td>
A*-C GCSE grades (or equivalent)<\/p><\/td>
A*-C GCSE grades (or equivalent)<\/p><\/td><\/tr>