The number of girls aged under 18 in Oxfordshire getting pregnant has fallen by 5.6 per cent, according to figures released by the Office for National Statistics.
The Government had pledged to halve teenage pregnancy rates among girls under 18 by 2010.
Gill Francis, chairman of the Teenage Pregnancy Independent Advisory Group, said the Government’s strategy to drive down teenage pregnancies was working in areas where it was fully implemented.
She said measures such as working with young people, sex education and encouraging parents to talk to their children all had an effect.
Public health minister Dawn Primarolo and young people's minister Beverley Hughes today announced an extra £20.5m to help young people get better access to contraception and support for teenagers.
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