Adoption
(asked on 3rd February 2015) - View Source
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many new-born babies were available for adoption in England in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
The number of children looked after, aged 0 to 6 months, for whom the local authority made a decision that they should be placed for adoption during the year are shown in the table.
Number of children looked after aged 0 to 6 months for whom the local authority has made the decision that the child should be placed for adoption1
Years ending 31 March 2010 to 2014
England
Years | Children aged 0 to 6 months for whom the decision has been made that they should be placed for adoption2 |
2010 | 540 |
2011 | 580 |
2012 | 760 |
2013 | 1,340 |
2014 | 1,700 |
Source: SSDA903
1. Numbers have been rounded to the nearest 10.
2. Includes children aged 0 to 6 months at the time the decision to place the child for adoption was taken. Includes looked after children who were adopted or placed for adoption during the year.