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1. Step 1

   • Publication: Children looked after in England including adoptions

2. Step 2

   • Data set: 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

3. Step 3

   • National:
     • England

4. Step 4

   • Time period: 2018 to 2020

5. Step 5

   • Indicators:
     • Number
     • Percentage
   • Characteristic:
     • 1. All children for whom the LA has made the decision that the child should be placed for adoption
     • 1a Children for whom the decision was made in the latest year
     • 1b Children for whom the decision was made in a previous year
     • 3. 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

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   This data is not from the latest release

   View latest data: Reporting year 2023

   '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' for 1. All children for whom the LA has made the decision that the child should be placed for adoption, 1. All children who were still looked after at 31 March and those who ceased to be looked after for whom the decision has been reversed, 1. All children who were still looked after at 31 March with a placement order who were not placed for adoption, 1. Total White, 1. Total White and 50 other filters in England between 2018 and 2020

   		Number			Percentage
   		2018	2019	2020	2018	2019	2020
   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	11,530	11,330	10,500	100%	100%	100%
   	1a Children for whom the decision was made in the latest year	4,850	4,530	3,700	42%	40%	35%
   	1b Children for whom the decision was made in a previous year	6,680	6,800	6,800	58%	60%	65%
   Children who were adopted during the year	2. Children adopted during the year	3,840	3,580	3,430	33%	32%	33%
   Children who ceased to be looked after without being adopted	3. Children who ceased to be looked after without being adopted	310	280	170	3%	3%	2%
   	3a Children who ceased to be looked after without a reversal of the adoption decision	110	90	50	1%	1%	~
   	3b Children who ceased to be looked after for whom the decision to place for adoption was reversed	200	190	120	2%	2%	1%
   Children who were still looked after at 31 March	4. Children who were still looked after at 31 March	7,380	7,470	6,900	64%	66%	66%
   	4a Children looked after at 31 March who were placed for adoption at 31 March	2,520	2,460	2,060	22%	22%	20%
   	4b Children looked after at 31 March for whom the decision to place for adoption has been reversed	610	690	670	5%	6%	6%
   	4c Children looked after at 31 March for whom the decision to placed for adoption is intact	4,270	4,330	4,170	37%	38%	40%
   	4c.1 Children looked after at 31 March with a placement order, who were not placed for adoption at 31 March	2,820	2,870	2,520	24%	25%	24%
   	4c.2 Children looked after at 31 March without a placement order, who were not placed for adoption at 31 March	1,450	1,460	1,650	13%	13%	16%
   Children who were still looked after at 31 March and those who ceased to be looked after for whom the decision has been reversed	1. All children who were still looked after at 31 March and those who ceased to be looked after for whom the decision has been reversed	800	880	800	100%	100%	100%
   	Male	450	470	430	56%	53%	54%
   	Female	350	410	360	44%	47%	46%
   	Aged under 1 year at reversal of adoption decision	80	80	40	10%	9%	6%
   	Aged 1 to 4 years at reversal of adoption decision	300	320	350	37%	36%	44%
   	Aged 5 to 9 years at reversal of adoption decision	390	430	370	48%	49%	47%
   	Aged 10 to 15 years at reversal of adoption decision	40	50	30	5%	5%	4%
   	Aged 16 years and over at reversal of adoption decision	10	10	c	1%	1%	c
   	1. Total White	660	710	650	82%	81%	81%
   	2. Total White and Asian, Black African or Black Caribbean	90	110	100	11%	12%	12%
   	3. Total Asian or Asian British	10	20	c	1%	2%	c
   	4. Total Black or Black British	40	40	30	5%	4%	4%
   	5. Total Other ethnic groups	c	10	10	c	1%	2%
   	6. Total Refused or information not yet available	c	c	c	c	c	c
   	Decision ceased because Prospective adopters cannot be found	140	190	200	17%	22%	25%
   	Decision ceased because the childs needs changed subsequent to the decision	170	200	210	21%	22%	26%
   	Decision ceased because the the Court did not make a placement order	220	220	150	28%	25%	18%
   	Decision ceased because of any other reason	270	270	240	34%	31%	30%
   	Under 6 months duration of decision before reversal	310	290	230	38%	33%	28%
   	From 6 months to under 1 year duration of decision before reversal	190	190	170	23%	21%	21%
   	From 1 year to under 2 years duration of decision before reversal	170	220	200	21%	25%	25%
   	From 2 years to under 3 years duration of decision before reversal	60	110	140	7%	13%	17%
   	From 3 years and over duration of decision before reversal	90	70	70	11%	8%	8%
   Children who were still looked after at 31 March with a placement order who were not placed for adoption	1. All children who were still looked after at 31 March with a placement order who were not placed for adoption	2,820	2,870	2,520	100%	100%	100%
   	Male	1,580	1,570	1,420	56%	55%	56%
   	Female	1,240	1,310	1,100	44%	45%	44%
   	Aged under 1 year at 31 March	520	490	360	18%	17%	14%
   	Aged 1 to 4 years at 31 March	1,450	1,560	1,460	51%	54%	58%
   	Aged 5 to 9 years at 31 March	780	760	630	28%	26%	25%
   	Aged 10 to 15 years at 31 March	70	60	60	2%	2%	2%
   	Aged 16 years and over at 31 March	10	c	c	~	c	c
   	1. Total White	2,220	2,310	2,020	79%	80%	80%
   	2. Total White and Asian, Black African or Black Caribbean	380	340	290	13%	12%	12%
   	3. Total Asian or Asian British	40	40	40	1%	1%	2%
   	4. Total Black or Black British	110	100	100	4%	3%	4%
   	5. Total Other ethnic groups	30	40	20	1%	1%	1%
   	6. Total Refused or information not yet available	30	40	40	1%	1%	2%
   	Under 6 months time spent waiting to be placed for adoption	1,060	950	650	38%	33%	26%
   	From 6 months to under 1 year time spent waiting to be placed for adoption	810	860	660	29%	30%	26%
   	From 1 year to under 2 years time spent waiting to be placed for adoption	670	700	780	24%	24%	31%
   	From 2 years to under 3 years time spent waiting to be placed for adoption	150	250	250	5%	9%	10%
   	From 3 years and over time spent waiting to be placed for adoption	120	130	180	4%	4%	7%

   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.

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   • Publication: Children looked after in England including adoptions, Reporting year 2023

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