Data set from Children looked after in England including adoptions

CLA who were adopted - children for whom the local authority has made the decision that the child should be placed for adoption - NATIONAL

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Published 16 November 2023

Last updated 16 November 2023

Information on children for whom the local authority has made the decision that the child should be placed for adoption. 

Data formerly in E4.

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Data set details

• Theme: Children's social care
• Publication: Children looked after in England including adoptions
• Release: Reporting year 2023
• Geographic levels: National
• Indicators:
  • Number
  • Percentage
• Filters:
  • Characteristic
• Time period: 2019 to 2023

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Table showing first 5 rows, from underlying data

time_period	time_identifier	geographic_level	country_code	country_name	cla_group	characteristic	number	percentage
2023	Reporting year	National	E92000001	England	Children for whom the local authority has made the decision that they should be placed for adoption	1. All children for whom the decision has been made that they should be placed for adoption	9320	100
2023	Reporting year	National	E92000001	England	Children for whom the local authority has made the decision that they should be placed for adoption	1a Children for whom the decision was made in the latest year	3510	38
2023	Reporting year	National	E92000001	England	Children for whom the local authority has made the decision that they should be placed for adoption	1b Children for whom the decision was made in a previous year	5810	62
2023	Reporting year	National	E92000001	England	Children who ceased to be looked after during the year	2. Children who were adopted during the year	2940	32
2023	Reporting year	National	E92000001	England	Children who ceased to be looked after during the year	3. Children who ceased to be looked after without being adopted	200	2

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Variables in this data set

Table showing all 3 variables

Variable name	Variable description
characteristic	Characteristic
number	Number
percentage	Percentage

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Footnotes

1. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages rounded to the nearest whole number. Historical data may differ from older publications which is mainly due to amendments made by local authorities after the previous publication. However, users looking for a longer time series may wish to check for the equivalent table in earlier releases of this publication. Figures exclude children looked after under a series of short-term placements. 
2. Children for whom the LA has made the decision the child should be placed for adoption includes children who have been placed for adoption or adopted or who are waiting to be placed for adoption at 31 March each year, however the decision to adopt may have been made in an earlier years.
3. Relates to adoption decisions. Small numbers of children may be adopted without a formal adoption decision or may have an initial decision reversed before a new decision and adoption placement, so this figure may not be equal to other adoption figures reported in this release.
4. Children who have ceased to be looked after without being adopted - information is based on the year this outcome occurred, however the decision that the child should be placed for adoption may have been made in a previous year.

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