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Information on looked after children at both national and local authority levels for the financial year 2023 to 2024.
This annual publication details statistical information on children adopted from care in Northern Ireland.
Information on looked after children at both national and local authority levels for the financial year 2022 to 2023.
Findings from qualitative research investigating foster carer recruitment and conversion rates.
Research on how behavioural influences on fostering and adoption recruitment can be used to encourage the recruitment of quality foster carers and adopters.
Findings from interviews with local authorities, regional adoption agencies and providers who offered support using the adoption support fund.
Findings from qualitative interviews with adoptive parents and special guardian carers.
Findings from the second follow up survey of families whose children received support from the adoption support fund.
Summarises findings from a 3-year mixed-method evaluation of the adoption support fund in England.
Information on looked-after children at both national and local authority levels for the financial year 2021 to 2022.
Report on the evaluation of the adoption support fund (ASF) on findings from the baseline survey of families whose children received support.
Report from the evaluation of the adoption support fund (ASF) on findings from the first follow up survey of families whose children received support.
Research reports from the 3-year evaluation of regional adoption agencies (RAAs).
Information on looked-after children at both national and local authority levels for the financial year 2020 to 2021.
Report on findings from a review of the Department for Education (DfE) funded adoption support fund (ASF) COVID-19 scheme.
Fostering in England statistics for the period 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019
Annual statistics on population, births, deaths, marriages and civil partnerships in Northern Ireland
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