National - Children for whom the local authority has made the decision that the child should be placed for adoption, those placed and waiting for adoption and children where the decision to be placed for adoption has been reversed
Information on children for whom the local authority has made the decision that the child should be placed for adoption. Data formerly in E4.
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. 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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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
- Time period
- 2018 to 2020
Data set preview
| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | CLA_group | Characteristic | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Children for whom the local authority has made the decision that the child should be placed for adoption | 1. All children for whom the LA has made the decision that the child should be placed for adoption | 10500 | 100 |
| 2020 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Children for whom the local authority has made the decision that the child should be placed for adoption | 1a Children for whom the decision was made in the latest year | 3700 | 35 |
| 2020 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Children for whom the local authority has made the decision that the child should be placed for adoption | 1b Children for whom the decision was made in a previous year | 6800 | 65 |
| 2020 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Children who ceased to be looked after without being adopted | 3. Children who ceased to be looked after without being adopted | 170 | 2 |
| 2020 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Children who ceased to be looked after without being adopted | 3a Children who ceased to be looked after without a reversal of the adoption decision | 50 | ~ |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| Characteristic | Characteristic |
| Number | Number |
| Percentage | Percentage |
Footnotes
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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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