 of months between decision that a child should be placed for adoption and matching of child and adopters (national data only) • Percentage of children living in foster, residential care, secure children’s homes or other residential settings Child wellbeing • Strengths and difficulties questionnaire (average SDQ score) 18 Quality of life for care experienced people • Care leavers in employment, education and training • Percentage of care leavers in accommodation considered suitable Enabler: Multi-agency working is prioritised and effective We will work with the sector and other experts to develop indicators for this National Framework enabler. Enabler: Leaders drive conditions for effective practice Spending • Share of total local authority spending on Children’s Services, and average per capita (of all children in a local authority) spend on children’s services • Share of Children Services spend not on CLA Culture focused on outcomes from children and families and continually improving services • Ofsted leadership rating Enabler: The workforce is equipped and effective Workforce stability • Social worker turnover rate • Agency worker rate • Vacancy rate Quality of support for children and families • Social worker average caseloads Social worker ethnicity • Ethnic diversity of workforce, and levels of seniority 19 © Crown copyright 2024 This publication is licensed under the terms of the Open Government Licence v3.0, except where otherwise stated. To view this licence, visit nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3. Where we have identified any third-party copyright information, you will need to obtain permission from the copyright holders concerned. About this publication: enquiries https://www.gov.uk/contact-dfe download www.gov.uk/government/publ