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1. Step 1

   • Publication: Children looked after in England including adoptions

2. Step 2

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

3. Step 3

   • National:
     • England

4. Step 4

   • Time period: 2018 to 2021

5. Step 5

   • Indicators:
     • Number
     • Percentage
   • Characteristic:
     • 1. All children for whom the decision has been made that they 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
     • 2. Children who were adopted during the year
     • 3. Children who ceased to be looked after without being adopted

6. Step 6 Explore data

   This data is not from the latest release

   View latest data: Reporting year 2023

   'CLA who were adopted - children for whom the local authority has made the decision that the child should be placed for adoption - NATIONAL' for 1. All children for whom the decision has been made that they 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, 2. Children who were adopted during the year, 3. Children who ceased to be looked after without being adopted and 50 other filters in England between 2018 and 2021

   		Number				Percentage
   		2018	2019	2020	2021	2018	2019	2020	2021
   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	11,530	11,320	10,780	9,880	100%	100%	100%	100%
   	1a Children for whom the decision was made in the latest year	4,850	4,550	4,020	3,450	42%	40%	37%	35%
   	1b Children for whom the decision was made in a previous year	6,670	6,770	6,760	6,430	58%	60%	63%	65%
   Children who ceased to be looked after during the year	2. Children who were adopted during the year	3,840	3,580	3,460	2,850	33%	32%	32%	29%
   	3. Children who ceased to be looked after without being adopted	310	280	170	230	3%	3%	2%	2%
   	3a Children who ceased to be looked after without a reversal of the adoption decision	110	90	50	60	1%	1%	~	1%
   	3b Children who ceased to be looked after for whom the decision to place for adoption was reversed	200	200	120	170	2%	2%	1%	2%
   Children who were still looked after at 31 March	4. Children who were still looked after at 31 March	7,370	7,460	7,150	6,800	64%	66%	66%	69%
   	4a Children looked after at 31 March who were placed for adoption at 31 March	2,530	2,470	2,270	2,270	22%	22%	21%	23%
   	4b Children looked after at 31 March for whom the decision to place for adoption has been reversed	630	710	730	610	5%	6%	7%	6%
   	4c Children looked after at 31 March for whom the decision to place for adoption is intact	4,230	4,280	4,150	3,930	37%	38%	39%	40%
   	4c.1 Children looked after at 31 March with a placement order, who were not placed for adoption at 31 March	2,800	2,870	2,510	2,180	24%	25%	23%	22%
   	4c.2 Children looked after at 31 March without a placement order, who were not placed for adoption at 31 March	1,420	1,410	1,650	1,750	12%	12%	15%	18%
   Children who were either still looked after at 31 March or those who ceased to be looked after, for whom the decision has been reversed	All children for whom the decision has been reversed	830	900	850	780	100%	100%	100%	100%
   	Male	470	490	460	420	56%	54%	54%	54%
   	Female	360	420	390	360	44%	46%	46%	46%
   	Aged Under 1 year at reversal of adoption decision	80	80	50	40	9%	9%	6%	5%
   	Aged 1 to 4 years at reversal of adoption decision	310	330	370	400	37%	36%	44%	52%
   	Aged 5 to 9 years at reversal of adoption decision	400	450	400	320	48%	49%	46%	41%
   	Aged 10 to 15 years at reversal of adoption decision	40	50	30	20	5%	5%	4%	3%
   	Aged 16 years and over at reversal of adoption decision	10	10	c	c	1%	1%	c	c
   	White	680	740	690	620	82%	82%	81%	79%
   	Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	90	110	110	100	11%	12%	13%	13%
   	Asian or Asian British	10	20	10	20	1%	2%	1%	2%
   	Black, African, Caribbean or Black British	40	30	40	30	5%	4%	4%	4%
   	Other ethnic group	10	10	10	10	1%	1%	1%	1%
   	Refused or information not yet available	0	c	c	c	0%	c	c	c
   	Decision ceased because prospective adopters cannot be found	150	200	220	170	17%	22%	25%	22%
   	Decision ceased because the child's needs changed subsequent to the decision	170	200	210	230	20%	23%	25%	29%
   	Decision ceased because the court did not make a placement order	230	220	150	120	27%	25%	17%	16%
   	Decision ceased because of any other reason	290	280	280	260	35%	31%	32%	34%
   	From under 6 months duration of decision before reversal	310	290	240	180	38%	32%	28%	22%
   	From 6 months to under 1 year duration of decision before reversal	190	200	170	200	23%	22%	20%	25%
   	From 1 year to under 2 years duration of decision before reversal	170	230	220	220	21%	25%	26%	28%
   	From 2 years to under 3 years duration of decision before reversal	60	120	150	110	7%	13%	18%	15%
   	From 3 years and over duration of decision before reversal	90	70	70	80	11%	8%	8%	10%
   Children who were still looked after at 31 March with a placement order who were not placed for adoption	All children who were still looked after at 31 March with a placement order who were not placed for adoption	2,800	2,870	2,510	2,180	100%	100%	100%	100%
   	Male	1,570	1,570	1,410	1,240	56%	54%	56%	57%
   	Female	1,240	1,310	1,090	940	44%	46%	44%	43%
   	Aged Under 1 year at 31 March	520	500	380	250	18%	17%	15%	11%
   	Aged 1 to 4 years at 31 March	1,440	1,570	1,450	1,320	51%	54%	58%	61%
   	Aged 5 to 9 years at 31 March	780	750	620	570	28%	26%	25%	26%
   	Aged 10 to 15 years at 31 March	60	60	50	40	2%	2%	2%	2%
   	Aged 16 years and over at 31 March	10	c	c	c	~	c	c	c
   	White	2,210	2,310	2,020	1,780	79%	80%	80%	82%
   	Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	380	350	300	240	14%	12%	12%	11%
   	Asian or Asian British	40	50	40	30	1%	2%	1%	1%
   	Black, African, Caribbean or Black British	110	90	100	80	4%	3%	4%	4%
   	Other ethnic group	30	40	30	30	1%	1%	1%	1%
   	Refused or information not yet available	30	40	30	30	1%	1%	1%	2%
   	under 6 months time spent waiting to be placed for adoption	1,060	960	730	570	38%	33%	29%	26%
   	From 6 months to under 1 year time spent waiting to be placed for adoption	810	850	670	620	29%	30%	27%	28%
   	From 1 year to under 2 years time spent waiting to be placed for adoption	670	710	730	570	24%	25%	29%	26%
   	From 2 years to under 3 years time spent waiting to be placed for adoption	140	230	240	260	5%	8%	10%	12%
   	From 3 years and over time spent waiting to be placed for adoption	120	120	150	170	4%	4%	6%	8%

   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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