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<p>Information on looked-after children for whom the local authority has made the
decision that the child should be placed for adoption and the number of children who
were placed for adoption at 31 March by Norfolk County Council social services without
the consent of their parent or guardian can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/children-looked-after-in-england-including-adoption</a></p><p>The
Department for Education started collecting information on children placed for adoption
broken down by parental consent from local authorities in England in 2007; therefore,
information prior to this period is not available. Information on children for whom
the local authority has made the decision that they should be placed for adoption
is only available from 2009.</p><p>The Department does not collect information on
applications to foster or adopt. However, Ofsted collect a range of information on
the numbers and profile of foster carers and foster places and placements, in both
local authority and independent services, through their annual collection of data
relating to adoption services. 2013 Ofsted data can be found at:</p><p><a href="http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/resources/fostering-quality-assurance-and-data-forms-2012-13-first-statistical-release"
target="_blank">http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/resources/fostering-quality-assurance-and-data-forms-2012-13-first-statistical-release</a></p>
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