ADOPTION APPLICATIONS 2003
Table 10: Applications for the making of freeing orders by outcome, 1983 to 2003
Year | Granted | Refused (1) | Withdrawn (1) | Total (1) |
1983 | 2 | N.A. | N.A. | 2 |
1984 | 0 | N.A. | N.A. | 0 |
1985 | 3 | N.A. | N.A. | 3 |
1986 | 28 | N.A. | N.A. | 28 |
1987 | 38 | N.A. | N.A. | 38 |
1988 | 59 | N.A. | N.A. | 59 |
1989 | 34 | N.A. | N.A. | 34 |
1990 | 51 | N.A. | N.A. | 51 |
1991 | 76 | N.A. | N.A. | 76 |
1992 | 70 | N.A. | N.A. | 70 |
1993 | 62 | N.A. | N.A. | 62 |
1994 | 59 | N.A. | N.A. | 59 |
1995 | 42 | 2 | 4 | 48 |
1996 | 58 | 5 | 7 | 70 |
1997 | 64 | 2 | 5 | 71 |
1998 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 89 |
1999 | 81 | 3 | 2 | 86 |
2000 | 113 | 0 | 3 | 116 |
2001 | 101 | 3 | 7 | 111 |
2002 | 72 | 6 | 18 | 96 |
2003 (2) | 85 | 1 | 12 | 98 |
% change 2002 to 2003 | 18% | -83% | -33% | 2% |
% change 1995 to 2003 | 102% | -50% | 200% | 104% |
(1) For 1983-1994, information is only available for freeing orders that were granted.
(2) In 2003, there were two applications for the revocation of freeing orders.
Table 11: Applications for the making of freeing orders by age at time of application, 2003
Age group | Number of children |
Under 1 year | 7 |
1-4 years | 57 |
5-11 years | 32 |
12-17 years | 2 |
Total | 98 |
Average age | 4 years and 3 months |