sts in three parts: one for the carer, another for the child’s teacher and a third part for the child. While the Department for Education requires local authorities to provide SDQ data to be completed for looked-after children by their foster carer or residential care worker, local authorities should not see this as purely a data collection exercise by central government with which they must comply. 11 The NSPCC/Rees Centre University of Oxford report in the Impact and Evidence Series, What Works in Preventing and Treating Poor Mental Health in Looked-After Children?, found that ‘Use of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) with looked-after children has been shown to provide a good estimate of the prevalence of mental health conditions…’ 13 • when looked-after children move placement or move into another CCG area and are currently receiving, or on a waiting list for, health services, their treatment continues uninterrupted. Looked-after children should be seen without delay or wait no longer than a child in a local area with an equivalent need who requires an equivalent service. The length of a placement should not affect a child’s access to services • arrangements are in place to ensure a smooth transition for looked-after children and care leavers moving from child to adult health services. 19. NHS England should ensure: • looked-after children are always registered with GPs and have access to dentists near to where they are living. This is a shared responsibility with the local authority for the children it looks after • when looked-after children need to register with a new GP (e.g. when they enter care or change placement), the transfer of GP-held clinical records is ‘fast-tracked’. 20. Commissioners, whether they sit within the responsible local auth