Table H		Looked after children adopted1 during the years ending 31 March 1995 to 1999
England
			numbers					All looked after children			58,900	59,700	60,800	61,100	60,900
			1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
All Children 2			2,000	1,900	1,900	2,100	2,200	All Children looked after adopted2			3,100	3,400	3,500	3,800	3,800
Sex								Gender
	Boys		1,000	980	920	1,100	1,100		Male		1,600	1,700	1,900	1,900	1,900
	Girls		1,000	930	940	1,000	1,100		Female		1,500	1,700	1,700	1,900	1,800
											0	0	0	0	0
Age at adoption								Age at adoption
	Under 1		200	150	140	140	200		Under 1		200	200	220	220	210
	1 to 4		810	860	890	1,110	1,300		1 to 4		1,900	2,000	2,200	2,200	2,300
	5 to 9		690	610	580	660	580		5 to 9		830	1,000	960	1,100	1,100
	10 to 15		290	260	220	170	150		10 to 15		130	180	180	210	160
	16 and over		30	30	30	20	10		16 and over		10	20	10	20	20
	Average age (yrs : months)		5:9	5:6	5:5	4:11	4:4		Average age (yrs : months)		4:3	4:5	4:4	4:5	4:2
Final placement								Final legal status3
	Placed for adoption		1,300	1,300	1,200	1,500	1,600		Freed for adoption		1,200	1,300	1,500	1,700	1,900
	Foster placement		690	610	600	570	510		Care order		1,500	1,700	1,700	1,700	1,600
	Other		50	40	50	20	50		Voluntary agreement (S20)		370	440	350	370	340
Final legal status								Duration of final period of care4
	Freed for adoption		520	560	590	690	720		Under 1 year		230	260	250	260	260
	Care order		1,000	960	940	1,100	1,000		1 year to under 2 years		950	1,000	1,200	1,200	1,400
	Voluntary agreement (S20)		460	380	330	330	430		2 years to under 3 years		920	900	960	1,100	1,100
	Other legal status		*	*	*	*	*		3 years and over		970	1,300	1,100	1,200	1,000
									Average duration (yrs:mths)		2:9	2:10	2:9	2:8	2:7
Duration of final period of care3
	Under 1 year		230	190	180	170	250	Age on starting final period of care4
	1 year to under 2 years		360	400	390	450	560		Under 1		1,700	1,800	2,000	2,000	2,100
	2 year to under 3 years		380	410	490	600	600		1		430	500	440	470	470
	3 years and over		1,100	900	810	890	780		2		310	430	380	400	400
									3		260	230	280	310	300
									4 and over		350	450	450	580	500
									Average age (yrs: mths)		1:6	1:7	1:7	1:8	1:7
1     Children who ceased to be looked after, where "adopted" was given as the reason final episode ceased
								Timing of adoption
2     Figures for children looked after in this table exclude agreed series of short term placements									Placed within 12 months of best interest decision		2,500	2,700	2,900	3,000	3,000
									Placed over 12 months of best interest decision		600	700	690	790	720
3     "Period of care" refers to a continuous period of being looked after, which may include more than one placement
	or legal status
Table A     Children looked after at 31 March by gender and age, 1995-20051,2
England											numbers and rate per 10,000 children under 18 years
Age at 31 March	19953	19963	19973	19984	19994	20004	20014	20024	20034	20043	20053
All Children1	49,900	50,800	51,500	53,300	55,500	58,100	58,900	59,700	60,800	61,100	60,900
Rates per 10,000	45	46	46	48	49	52	53	54	55	55	55
Male	26,800	27,600	28,200	29,200	30,200	31,900	32,600	33,200	33,600	33,900	33,700
Under 1	830	890	900	940	1,100	1,200	1,200	1,200	1,300	1,400	1,400
1 - 4	3,600	3,900	4,300	4,600	4,900	5,100	4,900	5,000	4,900	4,700	4,600
5 - 9	5,700	6,000	6,100	6,500	6,800	7,100	7,200	7,300	7,200	7,100	6,700
10 - 15	11,800	12,000	12,200	12,400	12,700	13,500	14,100	14,500	14,800	14,900	14,900
16 and over	4,800	4,800	4,700	4,800	4,700	5,100	5,200	5,200	5,400	5,800	6,100
Female	23,200	23,200	23,300	24,200	25,300	26,200	26,300	26,500	27,200	27,200	27,200
Under 1	770	750	830	870	1,100	1,000	1,100	1,100	1,300	1,200	1,400
1 - 4	3,200	3,400	3,800	4,200	4,400	4,500	4,400	4,300	4,300	4,200	4,100
5 - 9	4,600	4,800	4,900	5,300	5,900	6,200	6,100	6,100	6,000	5,600	5,500
10 - 15	10,000	9,800	9,500	9,600	9,800	10,400	10,600	10,800	11,300	11,600	11,600
16 and over	4,600	4,500	4,300	4,200	4,100	4,000	4,100	4,200	4,200	4,500	4,700
	1,600	1,640	1,730	1,810	2,200	2,200	2,300	2,300	2,600	2,600	2,800	175
	6,800	7,300	8,100	8,800	9,300	9,600	9,300	9,300	9,200	8,900	8,700	128
	10,300	10,800	11,000	11,800	12,700	13,300	13,300	13,400	13,200	12,700	12,200	118
	21,800	21,800	21,700	22,000	22,500	23,900	24,700	25,300	26,100	26,500	26,500	122
	9,400	9,300	9,000	9,000	8,800	9,100	9,300	9,400	9,600	10,300	10,800	115
	200	150	140	140	200		200	200	220	220	210
	810	860	890	1,110	1,300		1,900	2,000	2,200	2,200	2,300
	690	610	580	660	580		830	1,000	960	1,100	1,100
	290	260	220	170	150		130	180	180	210	160
	30	30	30	20	10		10	20	10	20	20
	5:9	5:6	5:5	4:11	4:4		4:3	4:5	4:4	4:5	4:2
	12.5	9.1	8.1	7.7	9.1		8.7	8.7	8.5	8.5	7.5
	11.9	11.8	11.0	12.6	14.0		20.4	21.5	23.9	24.7	26.4
	6.7	5.6	5.3	5.6	4.6		6.2	7.5	7.3	8.7	9.0
	1.3	1.2	1.0	0.8	0.7		0.5	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.6
	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.1		0.1	0.2	0.1	0.2	0.2
Table D      Children in care/looked after at 31 March by placement, 1988-1998
England