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<p>The Adoption Leadership Board (ALB) quarterly survey shows the number of approvals
of adoptive families by local councils and voluntary adoption agencies in England
from quarter 4 2013-14. The reports are published here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/adoption-system-performance"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/adoption-system-performance</a>.</p><p>Table
1: The number of adoptive families who were approved for adoption, in England</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p>Number of adoptive families who were approved for adoption, in England</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Q4
2013-14</p></td><td><p>1,390</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>5,260</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>3,610</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><em>Source:
ALB quarterly survey</em></p><p>The latest quarterly data shows that there were 1,410
adoptive families approved in the first two quarters of 2016-17.</p><p>This refers
to adoptive families rather than people as these are the groups of people available
to adopt a child. We do not hold information prior to quarter 4 2013-14.</p><p>Figures
for the number of approved adoptive families at 31 March 2013 and 2014 can be found
in the Ofsted adoption publications here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/childrens-social-care-statistics"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/childrens-social-care-statistics</a>.</p><p><strong><br>
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