Teenage Pregnancy Report
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ENCLOSURE 5.1 CANNOCK CHASE COUNCIL SCRUTINY COMMITTEE 7TH SEPTEMBER 2009 REPORT OF COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS OFFICER TEENAGE PREGNANCY UPDATE 1. Purpose of Report 1.1 This report responds to the specific question raised at the last Scrutiny Committee on 13 July 2009 regarding the conception rates amongst the different age ranges of those under the age of 18. The report also provides an update on the Action Plan that is being developed for the district. 2. Recommendations 2.1 This is a progress report and as such does not contain any specific recommendations however the Scrutiny Committee is invited to comment on any aspects of the progress that has been made so far. 3. Key Issues 3.1 There has been a significant increase in Teenage Pregnancy within the district over the last 12 months. New actions are being developed at both district and county level to respond to this increase. REPORT INDEX Background Section 1 Details of Matters to be Considered i.e. Options Considered, Outcome of Section 2 Consultations etc. Contribution to CHASE Section 3 Section 17 (Crime Prevention) Implications Section 4 Human Rights Act Implications Section 5 Data Protection Act Implications Section 6 Risk Management Implications Section 7 Legal Implications Section 8 ENCLOSURE 5.2 Financial Implications Section 9 Human Resource Implications Section 10 Conclusions Section 11 List of Background Papers Section 12 Annexes to the Report i.e. copies of correspondence, plans etc. Annex1, 2, 3 etc Section 1 Background Information Sources 2.1 Traditionally information on teenage conception rates has been provided through national data sets produced by the Office for National Statistics and the National Teenage Pregnancy Unit. The information that is available relates to the 15-17 age groups. Whilst the information is provided at ward level it is not broken down into individual years. The small size of the sample group has also meant that information has been provided in two year groupings. The latest information provided from this source is for the period 2004-2006 and is provided as Appendix I. 2.2 The targeted approach being encouraged through the Local Area Agreement (LAA) process has meant that more timely data is needed. At present information is provided for the 16-19 old age groups. In the last 12 months the level of teenage pregnancies within the district has risen from 40.1 per 1,000 to 51.9. In contrast the change at County level has only been a 0.3% increase per 1,000. Key features of the change within Cannock Chase are: Cannock Chase has one of the highest percentages of teenage mothers in ‘employment, education and training’ (43%) and are one of the lowest percentage of teenage parents ‘not in employment, education or training’ (40%). The number of teenage mother’s aged 16 and below is very small. Participation in ‘employed, education or training’ decreases with age. Key hot spot wards are Cannock West, Cannock East and Etching Hill and the Heath. Although there are a further 7 wards that currently have 5 and above teenage mothers. ENCLOSURE 5.3 Blake Valley Technology College and Cannock Chase Specialist Sciences School have both had significant increases in the number of teenage mothers completing their final year of compulsory education. 2.3 Again as in the case of the national data set, the relatively small size of the sample population, particularly for those mothers aged 16 and under, the information provided for the LAA is not broken down into the individual year groups. Section 2 Details of matters to be considered Teenage Pregnancy Action Plan 3.1 A range of organisations including Staffordshire County Council and South Staffordshire Primary Care Trust provide TP services for young people in the District. The District Children’s Trust Board is responsible for monitoring performance and bringing forward new activity to address issues. An Action Plan (see Appendix 2) has been produced by a Task and Finish Group set up by the Board. 3.2 The aim of the Action Plan is to ensure that all teenagers, parents of teenagers and practitioners working with teenagers have appropriate support to understand and address issues relating to Teenage pregnancy. To achieve this aim a range of services will be provided covering three key areas of need. Actions to raise awareness of the issues relating to Teenage Pregnancy Information, Advice and Guidance Service. Whilst the emphasis will be on prevention, provision will also be made to provide easy access to support services once the pregnancy has occurred. A programme of practical support once a pregnancy has occurred. 3.3 In order to make the service as accessible as possible to all stakeholders; delivery will be achieved through multi-agency working using a variety of venues. Key issues that will need to be addressed to achieve effective service delivery are: Avoidance of service duplication or lack of coverage How to achieve a consistent level of service Sufficient resources are available to ensure sustained delivery of the planned service Service delivery needs to be adjusted to take account of geographical social and cultural circumstances 3.4 Noticeable gaps in current provision are the lack of information services for parents of teenage children and comprehensive educational arrangements during pregnancy and following child birth. 3.5 The top priority remains the reduction in the number of teenage pregnancies. The Activities relating to this priority are captured in a LAA Delivery Plan (NI 112) which is attached as Appendix 3 ENCLOSURE 5.4 Contribution to CHASE Section 3 Any actions that will help to reduce the number of teenage pregnancies will contribute to the future vision of the district set out by the CHASE LSP in terms of the health and wellbeing, educational attainment and economic prosperity of the young people concerned. Section 17 (Crime Prevention) Implications Section 4 There are no identified implications arising from this report. Human Rights Act Implications Section 5 There are no identified implications arising from this report. Data Protection Act Implications Section 6 There are no identified implications arising from this report. Risk Management Implications Section 7 There are no identified implications arising from this report. Legal Implications Section 8 This Report does not highlight any new legal implications associated with locality working. Financial Implications Section 9 At this stage none of the actions covered in this report raise any new financial issues. Conclusions Section 10 The priority at the moment is to ensure proper appropriate is available to existing TP services and that any gaps in provision are identified. This process is being effectively co-ordinated through the District Children’s Trust. There is a high level of cooperate from all agencies. List of Background Papers Section 11 Under 18 conception data (females aged 15-17) Table 1: Teenage Conception 2003-05 and 2004-06 - Cannock Chase - by ward (rate = per 1000 females aged 15-17) 2003-05 Under 18 2003-05 Under 18 2004-06 Under 18 2004-06 Under 18 Ward Conception (Numbers) Conception Rate Conception (Numbers) Conception Rate Hednesford North 30 75.2 30 80.2 Cannock North 35 78.0 33 72.4 Cannock East 26 59.0 29 66.5 Cannock South 29 61.3 28 60.7 Hagley 9 37.7 13 52.6 Brereton and Ravenhill 19 43.8 20 43.8 Etching Hill and The Heath 15 31.1 19 43.0 Norton Canes 24 64.2 16 42.8 Heath Hayes East and Wimblebury 15 46.2 11 31.8 Hawks Green 13 30.2 13 29.8 Hednesford Green Heath 9 27.5 9 26.9 Rawnsley 8 25.2 7 21.1 Cannock West 9 26.7 7 19.6 Hednesford South 7 20.8 6 17.2 Western Springs 26 69.9 27 74.4 Cannock Chase District 274 47.9 268 46.5 Staffordshire County 1775 37.3 1,816 37.8 Enagland 118,829 41.6 118,567 41.2 Source: ONS, Teenage Pregnancy Unit Table 2: Teenage Conception 1998-2007 - Staffordshire County, Districts and National Comparison (rate = per 1000 females aged 15-17) 1998-00 2001-03 2004-06 2005-07 % change in rate 98/00 - Area of usual residence Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate Number Rate 05/07 Cannock Chase 289 55.2 277 50.9 268 46.5 284 49.0 -11.2% Tamworth 221 48.7 253 51.8 245 50.1 241 49.2 1.1% East Staffordshire 267 46.7 262 42.0 245 37.0 282 41.8 -10.5% Newcastle-under-Lyme 295 43.3 276 42.2 265 37.6 286 40.8 -5.8% Staffordshire Moorlands 169 33.4 141 27.3 149 27.8 187 34.8 4.2% Lichfield 163 33.0 170 32.9 192 35.5 194 35.2 6.5% South Staffordshire 175 31.4 169 27.3 200 31.4 208 32.1 2.2% Stafford 201 31.0 219 33.4 252 38.1 265 40.2 29.6% Staffordshire County 1,780 40.1 1,767 38.3 1,816 37.8 1,947 40.2 0.2% West Midalnds 14,785 50.0 14,563 47.2 14,659 45.7 14,946 46.5 -7.0% England 119,036 45.0 117,364 42.5 118,567 41.2 119,272 41.2 -8.5% Source: ONS, Teenage Pregnancy Unit 16-19 aged Teenage Mothers analysis rate per '000 May-09 Female Rate per District Name No Count 000' Last Yr Cannock Chase 102 1964 51.9 40.1 Tamworth 78 1780 43.8 41.2 Newcastle-Under-Lyme 110 2865 38.4 39.9 County 589 17437 33.8 33.3 Lichfield 42 1324 31.7 28.1 East Staffordshire 97 3104 31.3 31.9 Staffordshire Moorlands 51 1752 29.1 22.5 Stafford 81 2938 27.6 33.5 South Staffordshire 28 1710 16.4 21.9 Ranked by Rate per '000 Connexion Staffordshire 16-19 aged Teenage Mother activity - May 09 Count of District Name TM's NEET EET N/K NEET % EET % Staffordshire Moorlands 51 18 26 7 35% 51% Cannock Chase 102 41 44 17 40% 43% Stafford 81 34 34 13 42% 42% Newcastle-Under-Lyme 110 37 43 30 34% 39% County 589 270 210 109 46% 36% East Staffordshire 97 51 31 15 53% 32% Tamworth 78 46 21 11 59% 27% South