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Data Provider: Welsh Government Experimental Statistics Adoptions of looked after children during year ending 31 March by gender and marital status of adopters
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[Collapse]All adopter legal statusesClick here to sortAll adopter legal statuses
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[Collapse]All adoptersData has been rounded to the nearest 5 for disclosure reasons1704530245
All adoptersData has been rounded to the nearest 5 for disclosure reasons[Collapse]All single adoptersData has been rounded to the nearest 5 for disclosure reasons*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication3030
All single adoptersData has been rounded to the nearest 5 for disclosure reasonsSingle non-binaryData has been rounded to the nearest 5 for disclosure reasons*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication
Single maleData has been rounded to the nearest 5 for disclosure reasons*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication
Single femaleData has been rounded to the nearest 5 for disclosure reasons*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication2525
[Collapse]All couple adoptersData has been rounded to the nearest 5 for disclosure reasons17045*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication215
All couple adoptersData has been rounded to the nearest 5 for disclosure reasonsFemale/Non-binaryData has been rounded to the nearest 5 for disclosure reasons*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication
Non-binary/MaleData has been rounded to the nearest 5 for disclosure reasons*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication
Non-binary/Non-binaryData has been rounded to the nearest 5 for disclosure reasons*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication
Male/FemaleData has been rounded to the nearest 5 for disclosure reasons13525*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication160
Male/MaleData has been rounded to the nearest 5 for disclosure reasons2015*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication30
Female/FemaleData has been rounded to the nearest 5 for disclosure reasons205*The data item is disclosive or not sufficiently robust for publication25

Metadata

Title

Adoptions of looked after children during year ending 31 March by gender and marital status of adopters

Last update

27 February 2024 27 February 2024

Next update

Autumn 2024 (Provisional)

Publishing organisation

Welsh Government

Source 1

Looked After Children Census

Contact email

stats.pss@gov.wales

Designation

Experimental statistics

Lowest level of geographical disaggregation

Local authorities

Geographical coverage

Wales

Languages covered

English and Welsh

Data licensing

You may use and re-use this data free of charge in any format or medium, under the terms of the Open Government License - see http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence

General description

This table presents figures about children looked after by Welsh local authorities. Children looked after include those on care orders and other children provided with accommodation by their local authority. Some children are also looked after because the local authority provides accommodation for respite purposes - the figures in this table exclude these children.

Data collection and calculation

Anonymised individual child level data is extracted from local authority administrative systems and returned electronically to the Data Collection team within the Welsh Government using an online secure data transfer system called 'AFON'. The AFON system applies an extensive series of validation checks to ensure that the information provided uses the correct codes and is internally consistent.

Frequency of publication

Annual

Data reference periods

Data are shown at 31 March for each year from 2017.

Users, uses and context

Please find this information in the related statistical publication, as per the given weblink.

Rounding applied

The following measures have been taken to minimise the risk of unwanted disclosure of personal data:
All figures have been rounded to the nearest five. Where there are less than five children in any group, the actual number has been suppressed, and replaced by the symbol *.

Revisions information

Data for 2017 to 2023 were revised on 27 February 2024.

Keywords

Children; Children looked after

Statistical quality

Please find this information in the related statistical publication, as per the given weblink.