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.
Updates to this page
Published 15 November 2012Last 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.