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Adoption and Special Guardianship Orders

Asked by Neil O'BrienConservativeMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 21 April 2026UIN 126676

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many children aged (a) under one years old, (b) aged between one and four years old and (c) aged five years and older were (i) adopted and (ii) given a Special guardianship order in each year since 1996.

Answered by Alex Davies-Jones

Data on the age of the children subject to adoption and Special Guardianship Orders is routinely published in Family Court Quarterly statistics and the relevant tables are attached.

Data prior to 2011 is not readily available and to source it would incur disproportionate costs.

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