Wales Facts and Statistics

Children in public care

  • 4,315 children were in the care of local authorities on March 31, 2004

  • 1,715 children started to be looked after during the year ending March 31, 2004

    Gender
    53.8% (2,323) of children looked after on March 31, 2004 were boys and 46.2% (1,992) were girls

    Age

  • 3.8% (164) of children looked after on March 31, 2004 were under 1 year old

  • 17.9% (774) were aged between 1 and 4 years old

  • 22.5% (1101) were aged between 5 and 9 years old

  • 40.4% (1742) were aged between 10 and 15 years old

  • 12.4% (534) were aged 16 and over

    Adoption

  • 237 children were adopted from care during the year ending March 31, 2004

  • 25% (59) of these were adoptions by foster carers

    Gender
    49% (117) of children adopted during the year ending March 31, 2004 were boys and 51% (120) were girls

    Age

  • 4% (9) of children adopted during the year ending March 31, 2004 were under 1 year old

  • 59% (139) were aged between 1 and 4 years old

  • 31% (74) were aged between 5 and 9 years old

  • 5% (12) were aged between 10 and 15 years old

  • 1% (3) were aged 16 and over

    Waiting times
    For children adopted during the year ending March 31, 2004:

  • The average time between entry into care and adoption was 3 years 1 month

  • The average time between the best interest decision and adoption was 1 year 9 months

    Adoption Search and Reunion

    The Adoption Contact Register for England and Wales

    At 30th June 2001, there were 19,683 adoptees and 8,492 relatives on the Adoption Register for England and Wales, and 539 successful matches have been made since the start of the Adoption Register in 1991.

    Source: BAAF - www.baaf.co.uk


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