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<p>The department collects data on children who are placed for adoption. However,
the information requested is not readily available and could only be obtained at disproportionate
cost. The breakdown requested and the following significant caveats are:</p><ul><li>Data
isn’t collected on the area where the child is finally placed for adoption.</li><li>Data
isn’t collected from all routes of adoption, for example private adoptions.</li></ul><p>The
number of looked after children, nationally, who were adopted by age is published
for the last 5 years in table E1 of the statistical release: Children Looked After
in England (including Adoption) year ending 31 March 2018, which is available at:
<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2017-to-2018"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption-2017-to-2018</a>.</p><p>Figures
on the number of children who ceased care due to adoption in 2018 by local authority
is published in the underlying data table ‘CEA2018’ from the same statistical release:
Children Looked After in England (including Adoption) year ending 31 March 2018.</p><p>
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