National - Children looked after who were adopted - number, gender and legal status of adopters
Children looked after who were adopted during the years ending 31 March by number of adopters, legal status of adopters and by gender of adopters. Data formerly in table E3.
Footnotes:
1. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages rounded to the nearest whole number. See the methodology document for further information. Historical data may differ from older publications which is mainly due to amendments made by local authorities after the previous publication.
2. The Royal Assent to the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act in July 2013 allowed same sex marriages to be performed from summer 2014. Different sex civil partnerships were allowed from December 2019.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Children's social care
- Publication
- Children looked after in England including adoptions
- Release
- Reporting year 2020
- Release type
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Number
- Percentage
- Filters
- Characteristic level
- Time period
- 2018 to 2020
Data set preview
time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | CLA_group | measure | Number | Percentage |
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2018 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Gender and legal status of adopters | 1 Total adopted by single adopters | 410 | 11 |
2018 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Gender and legal status of adopters | 1a Single male adopter | 30 | 1 |
2018 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Gender and legal status of adopters | 1b Single female adopter | 380 | 10 |
2018 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Gender and legal status of adopters | 2 Total adopted by a same sex couple not in civil partnership or married | 160 | 4 |
2018 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Gender and legal status of adopters | 2a Same sex couple not in civil partnership or married - both male | 100 | 3 |
Variables in this data set
Variable name | Variable description |
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measure | Characteristic level |
Number | Number |
Percentage | Percentage |
Footnotes
- The Royal Assent to the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act in July 2013 allowed same sex marriages to be performed from summer 2014. Different sex civil partnerships were allowed from December 2019.
- Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages rounded to the nearest whole number. See the methodology document for further information. Historical data may differ from older publications which is mainly due to amendments made by local authorities after the previous publication.
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