This spreadsheet provides local-level information on the adoption process, derived from the quarterly Adoption and Special Guardianship Data Collection.
Information is provided in four 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