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Adoption and Special Guardianship Orders

Asked by Neil O'BrienConservativeMinistry of JusticeTabled Answered 21 April 2026UIN 126677

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many children aged (a) under one, (b) one, (c) two, (d) three, (e) four, (f) five, (g) six, (h) seven, (i) eight, (j) nine and (k) ten and over years old were (i) adopted and (ii) subject of a Special Guardia

Answered by Alex Davies-Jones

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

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