Adoption budgets, assessments and support

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