The number of teenage girls getting pregnant in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly is continuing to fall, figures show.

The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show the rate has remained low over the last quarter and is now an average of 16 conceptions per 1,000 women aged 15-17 for 2015. This is a 21 % reduction from the same period the previous year, and in total teenage pregnancies have more than halved since the national reduction strategy began in 1999.

Liskeard Councillor Sally Hawken, Cornwall Council’s cabinet member for children and well-being said: ’The continued reduction in conception rates is down to the hard work and determination of a wide range of partners in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly working in many organisations across health, education and social care sectors.

’We can’t afford to be complacent because we are doing so well, we need to continue working innovatively and collaboratively to do our best for young people in Cornwall.’

Advice on sexual health, contraception and location of C-Card and sexual health services can be accessed on the Cornwall SHAC website https://www.cornwallshac.org.uk/