CLA who were adopted or the subject of a SGO during the year - characteristics
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CLA who were adopted or the subject of an SGO in the year, by sex, age, primary need, ethnicity, duration of final period of care and final legal status. Note: Average ages and durations are in the 'number' indicator but in the format (years:month)
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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
- 440
- Geographic levels
- National
- Indicators
- Number
- Percentage
- Filters
- Characteristic
- Type of order
- Time period
- 2021 to 2025
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| time_period | time_identifier | geographic_level | country_code | country_name | cla_group | characteristic | breakdown | children_count | children_percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Adopted | Age at order | 1 to 4 years | 2390 | 79 |
| 2025 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Adopted | Age at order | 10 to 15 years | 20 | 1 |
| 2025 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Adopted | Age at order | 16 years and over | c | c |
| 2025 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Adopted | Age at order | 5 to 9 years | 480 | 16 |
| 2025 | Reporting year | National | E92000001 | England | Adopted | Age at order | Average age (years:months) | 3:2 | z |
Variables in this data set
| Variable name | Variable description |
|---|---|
| breakdown | Characteristic |
| children_count | Number |
| children_percent | Percentage |
| cla_group | Type of order |
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.
- Period of care refers to a continuous period of being looked after, which may include more than one placement or legal status.
- Category of need is the main category of the eight “need codes” at the time the child started to be looked after.
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If you have a specific enquiry about CLA who were adopted or the subject of a SGO during the year - characteristics statistics and data:
Looked-after children statistics team
Email: cla.stats@education.gov.ukContact name: Justin Ushie