Adopted Children - Freedom of information requests
Title or Description
Adopted Children
FOI Number
253
Date Received
09/03/2022
Type of Request
FOI
Request or Question
I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information regarding the average waiting time (number of days/weeks/months) for adopters.(1) The total number of children adopted in each of the last 5 years. (2) The total number of children in foster care in each of the last 5 years. (3) The total number of children under the age of 10 adopted in each of the last 5 years.
(4) The total number of children under the age of 10 in care in each of the last 5 years.
(5) The average length of time from parents' application to a completed adoption in each of the last 5 years.
(6) The average length of time from parents' application to a completed adoption for children under the age of 10 in each of the last 5 years.
Response
(1)
Questions 1 and 3 are the number of children placed for adoption by Scottish Borders Council.
December 2017 – 6
December 2018 – 0
December 2019 – 1
December 2020 – 0
December 2021 – 3
(2)
December 2017 – 91
December 2018 – 71
December 2019 – 61
December 2020 – 60
December 2021 – 62
(3)
December 2017 – 6
December 2018 – 0
December 2019 – 1
December 2020 – 0
December 2021 – 3
(4)
December 2017 – 89
December 2018 – 87
December 2019 – 83
December 2020 – 73
December 2021 - 76
