ADOPTION APPLICATIONS 2003
Table 7: Relationship of adopters by type of agency used, 2003
Adoption Agency | Local Authority | Voluntary Agency | No Agency | No details provided | Total |
Adopted by non-relatives | 172 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 226 |
Adopted by relatives | 15 | 6 | 112 | 0 | 133 |
Adopter relationship unknown | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 14 |
Total adoption applications | 187 | 33 | 140 | 13 | 373 |
Table 8: Number of adoption applications by type of agency used, 1983 to 2003
Year | Local Authority | Voluntary agency | No agency | No details provided | Total |
1983 | 403 | 97 | 581 | 0 | 1,081 |
1984 | 316 | 101 | 521 | 0 | 938 |
1985 | 395 | 72 | 475 | 0 | 942 |
1986 | 410 | 80 | 566 | 0 | 1,056 |
1987 | 384 | 71 | 568 | 0 | 1,023 |
1988 | 355 | 58 | 423 | 0 | 836 |
1989 | 326 | 49 | 482 | 1 | 858 |
1990 | 327 | 65 | 386 | 0 | 778 |
1991 | 250 | 54 | 357 | 76 | 737 |
1992 | 257 | 36 | 493 | 0 | 786 |
1993 | 281 | 42 | 463 | 0 | 786 |
1994 | 192 | 26 | 394 | 0 | 612 |
1995 | 177 | 30 | 348 | 0 | 555 |
1996 | 208 | 14 | 322 | 0 | 544 |
1997 | 198 | 27 | 209 | 9 | 443 |
1998 | 146 | 26 | 291 | 13 | 476 |
1999 | 162 | 42 | 248 | 0 | 452 |
2000 | 149 | 47 | 209 | 0 | 405 |
2001 | 185 | 38 | 191 | 4 | 418 |
2002 | 160 | 47 | 153 | 0 | 360 |
2003 | 187 | 33 | 140 | 13 | 373 |
% change 2002 to 2003 | 17% | -30% | -8% | - | 4% |
% change 1993 to 2003 | -33% | -21% | -70% | - | -53% |
% change 1983 to 2003 | -54% | -66% | -76% | - | -65% |