This spreadsheet provides local-level information on the adoption process, derived from the quarterly Adoption and Special Guardianship Leadership Board (ASGLB) adoption survey, covering all 4 quarters of 2020/21.
Information is provided in 4 tables:
1) The “Adoptions LAs” tab gives information on looked after children’s progress through the adoption process
2) The “Adoptive families LAs & RAAs” tab cover (prospective) adoptive families’ progress through the adoption process via Local Authority (LA) or Regional Adoption Agency (RAA) recruitment
3) The “Adoptive families VAAs” tab cover (prospective) adoptive families’ progress through the adoption process via Voluntary Adoption Agency (VAA) recruitment
4) The “SGOs LAs” tab covers Special Guardianship Orders (SGOs) granted
The Adoption Scorecard measure “A10: Average number of days between a child entering care and moving in with its adoptive family, adjusted for foster carer adoptions” for children who have been adopted has now been replaced the Adoption Scorecard measure “A1: Average number of days between a child entering care and moving in with its adoptive family” within the “Adoptions LAs” tab.