CHILDREN'S SOCIAL WORK STATISTICS 2003-04
TABLE 4.2
ADOPTIONS: 1998-2003
BY AGE AND RELATIONSHIP OF THE ADOPTER(S) 1-3
| Numbers for the calendar year……….. | % of age group: 2003 | % change 2002-2003 | % change 1998-2003 |
1998 (2) | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
Aged under 1 |
Step-parent | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4% | | |
Grandparent(s) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | | |
Other relation(s) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | | |
No relation | 16 | 31 | 23 | 18 | 13 | 24 | 96% | 85 | 50 |
Aged 1 |
Step-parent | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3% | | |
Grandparent(s) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | | |
Other relation(s) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0% | | |
No relation | 28 | 29 | 36 | 44 | 26 | 38 | 97% | 46 | 36 |
Aged 2 |
Step-parent | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3% | | |
Grandparent(s) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0% | | |
Other relation(s) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3% | | |
No relation | 22 | 33 | 22 | 43 | 46 | 37 | 95% | -20 | 68 |
Aged 3-4 |
Step-parent | 21 | 18 | 28 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 5% | -69 | -81 |
Grandparent(s) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4% | | |
Other relation(s) | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0% | | |
No relation | 49 | 45 | 45 | 63 | 49 | 68 | 91% | 39 | 39 |
Aged 5-9 |
Step-parent | 129 | 98 | 62 | 66 | 46 | 68 | 40% | 48 | -47 |
Grandparent(s) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4% | | |
Other relation(s) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1% | | |
No relation | 61 | 74 | 56 | 83 | 80 | 94 | 55% | 18 | 54 |
Aged 10-14 |
Step-parent | 102 | 94 | 70 | 77 | 53 | 66 | 75% | 25 | -35 |
Grandparent(s) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2% | | |
Other relation(s) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2% | | |
No relation | 23 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 20% | 13 | -22 |
Aged 15-17 |
Step-parent | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 27 | 84% | 29 | 35 |
Grandparent(s) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | | |
Other relation(s) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3% | | |
No relation | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13% | | |
All ages |
Step-parent | 274 | 231 | 182 | 182 | 136 | 168 | 36% | 24 | -39 |
Grandparent(s) | 9 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 2% | | 22 |
Other relation(s) | 9 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 1% | -45 | -33 |
No relation | 201 | 238 | 198 | 264 | 235 | 283 | 60% | 20 | 41 |
Source(1): General Register Office, vital events statistics
Note (2): In 1998, age information is not available for 1 adoptee and has been excluded.
Note (3): Figures here include all adoptions in Scotland. These are significantly higher than for adoptions of looked after children in section 1, as a significant number of children are adopted, but not looked after (mainly step-parent adoptions)