Adoption scorecards
Data showing the amount of time local authorities take to place children in need of adoption with a family.
Applies to England
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These scorecards allow local authorities and regional adoption agencies to monitor and compare their performance.
We introduced scorecards as part of a new approach to address delays in the adoption system. This approach was set out in ‘An action plan for adoption: tackling delay.’
More information about the scorecards and underlying data is available in the methodology and guidance documents.
Read about 2012 to 2016 data.
Last updated 15 July 2021 + show all updates
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Added Adoption scorecards underlying data year ending March 2020 and Adoption Scorecards year ending March 2020: Methodology and guidance document.
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Added 'Adoption scorecards dashboard: 2019' data.
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Added scorecards and underlying data, and methodology and guidance documents for year ending March 2019.
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Added scorecards and underlying data, and methodology and guidance documents for year ending March 2018.
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Release date added for adoption scorecards for the year ending March 2018.
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Added scorecards and underlying data, and methodology and guidance documents for year ending March 2017.
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Added scorecards and underlying data, and methodology and guidance documents for year ending March 2016.
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Added scorecards and underlying data, and methodology and guidance documents for year ending March 2015.
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Updated 'Adoption scorecards: December 2014' and 'Adoption scorecards: underlying data - December 2014' documents to correct the average length of care proceedings.
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A correction has been made to the figures for the percentage of adoptive families matched to a child who waited at least 3 months from approval to being matched. Note 8 of the guidance has been updated.
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Added December 2014 data and methodology and guidance document.
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Added adoption scorecards and underlying data documents for 2014.
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First published.