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