How many adoption disruptions – after a child had been placed with prospective adopters, but before an adoption order had been made – occurred in each of the last five financial years (2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16 and 2016/17)?
We hold this information but the numbers are such that disclosure may identify individuals and be in breach of the first Principle of the Data Protection Act – that data be processed fairly and lawfully. Therefore this information is exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act Section 40 – Personal Data.
How many adoption breakdowns – i.e. the breakdown of a placement after an adoption order had been made – occurred in each of the last five financial years (2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16 and 2016/17)?
This information is not recorded. A manual review of all cases would only identify figures of those previous adopted coming back into care into the Devon County Council local authority area.