Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children under the age of 16 have been (a) adopted and (b) on the adoption waiting list in (i) Ashfield constituency and (ii) Nottinghamshire in each year since 2010.
The number of looked after children who were looked after by the Nottinghamshire local authority and adopted when aged under 16, in each year ending 31 March 2010 to 2016, is shown in the table below. This information is not available at constituency level.
Number of looked after children adopted aged 0 to 15 years | |
Coverage: Nottinghamshire | |
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Year ending 31 March | Number of looked after children adopted during the year |
2010 | 30 |
2011 | 25 |
2012 | 45 |
2013 | 45 |
2014 | 90 |
2015 | 95 |
2016 | 70 |
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Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 5. | |
Source: SSDA903 |
The number of looked after children who were looked after by the Nottinghamshire local authority and waiting to be placed for adoption with a placement order at 31 March 2010 to 2016, and aged under 16 at these dates, is shown in the table below. This information is also not available at constituency level.
Number of looked after children on a placement order who were not placed for adoption aged 0 to 15 years | |
Coverage: Nottinghamshire | |
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At 31 March | Number of looked after children on a placement order and not placed for adoption |
2010 | 40 |
2011 | 60 |
2012 | 100 |
2013 | 135 |
2014 | 85 |
2015 | 55 |
2016 | 40 |
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Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 5. | |
Source: SSDA903 |