CLA who were adopted during the year - number, sex and legal status of adopters
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CLA who were adopted during the year by number of adopters, legal status of adopters and by sex of adopters.
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Data set details
- Theme
- Children's social care
- Publication
- Children looked after in England including adoptions
- Release
- Reporting year 2025
- Release type
- Number of rows
- 95
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Number
- Percentage
- Filters
- Characteristic
- Time period
- 2021 to 2025
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| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | characteristic | breakdown | children_count | children_percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Sex and legal status of adopters | 1 Total single adopters | 450 | 15 |
| 2025 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Sex and legal status of adopters | 1a Single male adopter | 50 | 2 |
| 2025 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Sex and legal status of adopters | 1b Single female adopter | 410 | 13 |
| 2025 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Sex and legal status of adopters | 2 Total same sex couple not in civil partnership or married | 210 | 7 |
| 2025 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Sex and legal status of adopters | 2a Same sex couple not in civil partnership or married - both male | 160 | 5 |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| breakdown | Characteristic |
| children_count | Number |
| children_percent | Percentage |
Footnotes
- Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10. Percentages rounded to the nearest whole number. Figures in some tables may be suppressed, denoted by a 'c', percentages <0.5% are denoted by a 'k' . 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.
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