Official Statistics Release - Supplementary Data

Policy area:

Adoption 2013-14

Theme:

Education, childrens services and skills

Published on:

26 03 2015

Coverage:

England

Period covered:

1 April 2012 - 31 March 2014

Status:

FINAL

Issued by:

Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (Ofsted)

Aviation House
125 Kingsway
London
WC2B 6SE

Statistician:

Adam King

Statisticians telephone number:

0300 013 0020

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Time periods

"During the year" refers to any activity which took place during the period 1st April - 31st March e.g. during the year 2013-14 refers to
1st April 2013-31st March 2014.

"At 31 March" refers to the data on this date.

Absent data

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Data may be absent because the question was not asked in that year, or was asked in a way that means the data cannot be compared
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Findings document of the adoption Statistical First Release published in November 2014, a link is provided below.

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Question numbering

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Section A
Chart 1: Total number of children subject to adoption plan, at 31 March
Chart 2: Number of children by stage of the adoption process, at 31 March
Chart 3: Number of children with disabilities by stage of the adoption process during the year ending 31 March
Chart 4: Number of children subject to final adoption orders in the year ending 31 March
Chart 5: Number of children who experienced disruptions to their adoption placements prior to a final adoption order, by agency type, in the year ending 31 March
Chart 6: Number of families who experienced disruptions to their adoption placements prior to a final adoption order, by agency type, in the year ending 31 March
Chart 7: Number of sibling groups placed for adoption during the year ending 31 March
Chart 8: Number of children part of a sibling group placed for adoption during the year ending 31 March
Chart 9: Number of children for whom placements commenced in the year ending 31 March
Chart 10: Ethnicity of children who were placed for adoption order in the year ending 31 March
Chart 11: Children's ages when they were subject to their final adoption order

Section B
Chart 12: Approved adoptive families by stage in the process, at 31 March
Chart 13: The time between adopters being approved and being matched to a child(ren)
Chart 14: The time between adopters submitting their application and receiving their approval decision:

Section C
Chart 15: Ethnicity of approved adopters, at 31 March
Chart 16: Ethnicity of individual adopters with whom a placement had commenced, at 31 March
Chart 17: Approved individual adopters by religion, at 31 March
Chart 18: Sexual orientation of approved adopters, at 31 March
Chart 19: Approved adoptive families by marital status, at 31 March

Section G
Chart 20: Children placed for inter-country adoption by age at the time they entered the United Kingdom, during the year ending 31 March
Chart 21: Number of approved inter-country adoptive families as at 31 March

Chart 1: Total number of children subject to adoption plan, at 31 March

A1.1

2013

2014

10,177

9,805

Chart 2: Number of children by stage of the adoption process, at 31 March

2013

2014

A1.2

Awaiting placement
order

1,684

1,605

A1.3

Waiting to be matched

4,682

4,040

A1.4

Matched but not yet in

placement

353

345

A1.5

Awaiting Final Adoption

Order

3,458

3,820

10,177

9,805

Total

4,682
4,040
3,820
3,458

2013
2014

1,684

1,605

353

Awaiting placement order

Waiting to be matched

345

Matched but not yet in placement

Awaiting Final Adoption Order

Chart 3: Number of children with disabilities by stage of the adoption process during the year ending 31 March
Stage of the adoption
process:

2013

2014

A1.2b

Awaiting placement
order

A1.3b

Waiting to be matched

A1.4b

Matched but not yet in

placement

10

15

A1.5b

Awaiting Final Adoption

Order

128

110

A1.1b

Total number of
disabled children

539

440

79

65

323

255

Chart 4: Number of children subject to final adoption orders in the year ending 31 March

A1.8
A1.8
A1.8

2013

2014

All children
Children
placed with
local authority
Children
placedadoption
with
agencies Adoption
Voluntary
Agencies

3,782

4,790

3,175
607

4,045
750

Total number of
children

3,782

4,790

4,790

4,045
3,782

3,175
201
3

607

750

3,782

3,175
201
3

750

607

All children

Children placed with local authority

adoption agencies

Children placed with Voluntary Adoption

Agencies

Chart 5: Number of children who experienced disruptions to their adoption placements prior to a final adoption order, by agency type, in the year ending 31 March

Families approved by:

2013

2014

A2.1

Child's own local

authority

94

95

A2.2

Other local authority

32

35

A2.3

Voluntary Adoption
Agency

22

30

148

155

Total number of
disruptions

94
Child's own local authori
Other local authority
Voluntary Adoption Agen
Total number of disrupti

2013

95
95
35
25

150

2014

95
35
30

155

201
3
35

32

30
22

Child's own local authority

Other local authority

Children placed with families approved by

Voluntary Adoption Agency

Chart 6: Number of families who experienced disruptions to their adoption placements prior to a final adoption order, by agency type, in the year ending 31 March

2013

2014

A2.1

Families approved by:

Child's own local
authority

73

80

A2.2

Other local authority

27

30

A2.3

Voluntary Adoption
Agency

18

20

118

130

Total number of
disruptions

Child's own local authori

Other local authority
Voluntary Adoption Agen

2013

73
27
18

2014

80
30
20

80
73

201
3

27

30

18

Child's own local authority

Other local authority

Children placed with families approved by

Chart 7: Number of sibling groups placed for adoption during the year ending 31 March
Number of sibling
groups placed:

2013

2014

20

Voluntary Adoption Agency

A3.1

Together

786

780

A3.2

Apart when assessed to

be placed apart

126

150

A3.3

Apart when assessed to

be placed together

43

45

Total number of sibling g

955

970

Total number of sibling g

Together

2013
955
790

2014
970
780

Apart when
assessed
955
to be
placed
apart

970
130

150
786

Apart when
assessed
to be
placed
together

45

780

45
2013
2014

126

150
43

Total number of sibling groups

Together

Apart when assessed to be placed

Number of sibling groups
placed
apart

45

Apart when assessed to be placed

together

Chart 8: Number of children part of a sibling group placed for adoption during the year ending 31 March

Number of sibling
groups placed:
A3.1

Together

A3.2

Apart when assessed to

be placed apart

A3.3

Apart when assessed to

be placed together

2013

2014

1,666

1,645

307

380

98

105

Total number of sibling

groups

2,071

2,130

Total number of children

Together

2,130
1,645

2,075
1,670

Apart when
2,071
assessed

2,130

to be
placed
apart

380

Apart when
assessed
to be
placed
together

105

310
1,666
Together

100

2013
2014

Apart when assessed to be placed apart

307
Apart when
98 assessed to be placed together
Total number of children

Together

Apart when assessed to be placed

apart

Apart when assessed to be placed

together

Chart 9: Number of children for whom placements commenced in the year ending 31 March

2013

2014

3,325

3,630

Families approved by
other LAs

779

905

Families approved by
VAAs

663

835

4,767

5,365

A4.1

Own LA approved
families

A4.3
A4.2

4,000
3,630
3,500

3,325

3,000

2,500

2,000

1,500

201
3

3,630
3,500

3,325

3,000

2,500

201
3

2,000

1,500

1,000

905

779

835
663

500

0
Own LA approved families

Families approved by other LAs

Families approved by VAAs

Chart 10: Ethnicity of children who were placed for adoption order in the year ending 31 March

2013

A5

Ethnicity:

2014

Placed with Placed with

All children
All children
adopters
adopters
placed for
placed for
approved by approved by
adoption
adoption
an LA
a VAA

Placed
using
adopters
approved
by an LA

Placed
with
adopters
approved
by a VAA

White
Mixed
Asian or Asian British
Black or Black British
Any other ethnic group
available

3,201
489
43
74
20
5

2,684
363
26
53
15
4

517
126
17
21
5
1

3,660
505
60
85
15
20

2,990
365
40
70
15
20

670
140
20
20
5
0

All children

3,827

3,145

686

4,325

3,490

850

Chart 11: Children's ages when they were subject to their final adoption order

Age:

England

2013
LA

VAA

England

2014
LA

VAA

A6.1

0-11 months

121

110

11

185

175

10

A6.2

12-23 months

1,005

918

87

1,475

1,360

115

A6.3

2-5 years

1,890

1,601

289

2,245

1,850

400

A6.4

Older than 5 years

766

546

220

895

670

225

3,782

3,175

607

4,790

4,045

750

Total number of
children

2013 (3,782)
2014 (4,790)
6,000 0-11 months
121
185
12-23 month
1,005
1,475
2-5 years
1,890
2,245
Older than 5
766
895
5,000

895
4,000

766
Older than 5 years

3,000

2,245

2-5 years
12-23 months

2,000

1,890

1,000

0-11 months

1,475
1,005

121

185

2013 (3,782)

2014 (4,790)

Chart 12: Approved adoptive families by stage in the process, at 31 March

England

Status of family:

LA

VAA

2013

2014

2013

2014

2013

2014
385

B1.2

Available

1,890

2,435

1,602

2,055

288

B1.3

Matched

359

360

282

280

77

80

B1.4

Child in placement

2,762

3,005

2,311

2,485

451

525

Total number of
families

5,011

5,795

4,195

4,815

816

985

6,000

B1.2
B1.3
5,000B1.4

England
2013
2014
1,890
2,435
359
360
2,762
3,005

Available
Matched
Child in pl
Total numbe

5011

LA
2013
2014
1,602
2,055
282
280
2,311
2,485

5795

4195

VAA
2013
2014
288
385
77
80
451
525

4815

816

985

3,005
4,000
2,762

2,485
Child in
placement
Matched
Available

2,311

3,000
England 2014

280

359

2,000

282
2,435
1,000

2,055

1,890

1,602

525

451

80
385

77
288

0
2013

2014

2013

England

2014

2013

LA

2014
VAA

Chart 13: The time between adopters being approved and being matched to a child(ren)

Length of time:

2013

2014

England

LA

VAA

England

LA

VAA

B3.1

Less than 3 months

1,409

1,330

79

1,805

1,675

130

B3.2

3 - 6 months

1,141

935

206

1,410

1,125

290

B3.3

6 - 9 months

548

427

121

580

440

140

B3.4

9 - 12 months

275

210

65

260

225

35

B3.5

12 - 18 months

174

142

32

155

125

30

B3.6

More than 18 months

146

128

18

75

65

10

3,693

3,172

521

4,275

3,645

630

Total number of adopters

2013 (3,693)
2014 (4,275)
4,500
More than
146
75
12 - 18 mo
174
155
9 - 12 mon
275
260
4,000
6 - 9 month
548
580
3 - 6 month
1,141
1,410
Less than
1,409
1,805
3,500

1,805

3,000

1,409

Less than 3 months

3 - 6 months

2,500

6 - 9 months
9 - 12 months

2,000

1,410

1,141
1,500

1,000

548

500

More than 18 months

580

275

260

174
146

12 - 18 months

155
75

2013 (3,693)

2014 (4,275)

Chart 14: The time between adopters submitting their application and receiving their approval decision:

England

2013
LA

VAA

England

2014
LA

B4.1

Less than 3 months

216

198

18

120

100

20

B4.2

3 - 6 months

912

838

74

1,130

1,000

130

B4.3

6 - 9 months

1,618

1,337

281

1,845

1,525

320

B4.4

9 - 12 months

840

704

136

650

530

120

B4.5

12 - 18 months

425

353

72

360

300

70

B4.6

More than 18 months

115

89

26

125

115

10

4,126

3,519

607

4,225

3,565

660

Length of time:

Total number of adopters

VAA

5,000
2013 (4,126)2014 (4,225)
More than
115
125
4,500
12 - 18 mo
425
670
9 - 12 mon
840
650
6 - 9 month
1,618
1,845
3 - 6 month
912
1,130 216
4,000
Less than
216
120
3,500

120

1,130

912
Less than 3 months

3,000

3 - 6 months
2,500

1,845

12 - 18 months
More than 18 months

1,500

1,000

650
840

500
425
0

6 - 9 months
9 - 12 months

1,618
2,000

2014 (4,225)

115

125

2013 (4,126)

2014 (4,225)

Chart 15: Ethnicity of approved adopters, at 31 March

Ethnicity:

England

LA

VAA

2013

2014

2013

2014

2013

2014
1,535

C1.1-1.5

White

8,547

9,820

7,316

8,285

1,231

C1.6-1.9

Mixed

166

190

123

140

43

50

C1.10-1.13

Asian or Asian British

354

510

243

355

111

155

C1.14-1.16

Black or Black British

313

345

212

265

101

85

C1.17-1.18

Any other ethnic

group

68

75

37

60

31

20

53

45

41

40

12

9,501

10,975

7,972

9,135

1,529

1,840

Refused/Information
C1.19+C1.20 not available
Total number of
children

Chart 16: Ethnicity of individual adopters with whom a placement had commenced, at 31 March

Ethnicity:

England

LA

VAA

2013

2014

2013

2014

2013

2014

C1.1-1.5

White

4,829

5,200

4,108

4,355

721

845

C1.6-1.9

Mixed

80

95

64

65

16

30

C1.10-1.13

Asian or Asian British

131

195

96

130

35

65

C1.14-1.16

Black or Black British

147

160

97

125

50

35

C1.17-1.18

Any other ethnic

group

35

35

18

25

17

10

19

25

14

20

5,241

5,695

4,397

4,710

844

985

2014

2013

Refused/Information
C1.19+C1.20 not available
Total number of
children

Chart 17: Approved individual adopters by religion, at 31 March

England

Religion:

2013

LA

2014

2013

VAA
2014

C2.1

Buddhist

19

65

11

55

10

C2.2

Christian

6,037

6,245

5,072

5,235

965

1,010

C2.3

Hindu

89

150

56

90

33

65

C2.4

Jewish

36

35

26

30

10

C2.5

Muslim

216

285

153

230

63

55

C2.6

None

1,885

2,610

1,565

2,180

320

430

C2.7+C2.8

Other/No information available

1,219

1,500

1,089

1,225

130

275

10,875

9,501

9,035

7,972

1,840

1,529

Total number of adopters

Chart 18: Sexual orientation of approved adopters, at 31 March

Sexual orientation:

England

LA

VAA

2013

2014

2013

2014

2013

2014

C3.1

Heterosexual

8,542

9,710

7,208

8,035

1,334

1,675

C3.2

Lesbian

276

365

233

305

43

65

C3.3

Gay

319

560

261

460

58

105

C3.4

Bisexual

10

10

C3.5

Other

C3.6

No information
available

356

270

264

270

92

9,501

10,915

7,972

9,075

1,529

1,840

Total number of
approved adopters

Chart 19: Approved adoptive families by marital status, at 31 March

Marital Status:

England

LA

VAA

2013

2014

2013

2014

2013

2014

521

665

418

545

103

125

C5.1

Single

C5.2

Married

3,743

4,105

3,137

3,415

606

690

C5.3

Civil Partnership

168

250

143

210

25

40

C5.4

Male/female partnership

431

545

378

455

53

90

C5.5

Same sex partnership

141

215

116

175

25

40

C5.6

Other

15

15

C5.7

No information available

10

10

Total number of adopters

5,011

5,790

4,195

4,810

816

985

Chart 20: Children placed for inter-country adoption by age at the time they entered the United Kingdom, during the year ending 31 March

Children's ages:

England
2013

2014

G4.1

0-11 months

34

20

G4.2

12-13 months

57

35

G4.3

2 to 5 years

29

30

G4.4

Older than 5 years

15

15

135

100

Total number of
children

Chart 21: Number of approved inter-country adoptive families as at 31 March

England

G6.1

Number of families

2013

2014

270

155