The annual budgets for each Children’s Services department for the previous 5 financial years to include but not limited to, Adoption Service, Post Adoption Services, Looked After Children, Family Assessment and Support Team, Emergency Duty Team and Fostering Service.
Service budgets are easily available online in the council’s Budget Book.
The number of children successfully placed for adoption per year over the previous 5 year period
We have interpreted this request to refer to Adoption Orders Granted, the figures are :
2012- 2013 = 39
2013 – 2014 = 42
2014 – 2015 = 61
2015 – 2016 = 41
2016 – 2017 = 49
The number of post adoption assessment requested and the number of post adoption assessments carried out per year over the previous 5 year period
2012- 2013 = 18 – 9
2013 – 2014 = 93 – 120
2014 – 2015 = 147 – 111
2015 – 2016 = 187 – 168
2016 – 2017 = 164 – 167
The number of cases which received post adoption support per year over the previous 5 year period
2012- 2013 = 7
2013 – 2014 =120
2014 – 2015 = 119
2015 – 2016 = 203
2016 – 2017 = 201
The number of adoptions which became unsuccessful each year for the previous 5 year period
2012- 2013
2013 – 2014
2014 – 2015
2016 – 2017
We hold this information for these years but as disclosure may identify individuals it is exempt under the Freedom of information Act Section 40 – Personal Data
2015 – 2016 = 7