Adoption
2026-06-18 · Department for Education · 11535 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children were adopted from care in England in each of the last five years by different-sex couples, broken down by the age band of the child at the date of the adoption order and the age band of the ad
Answer
The department publishes information on the sex of adopters, including a breakdown by legal status, in Table E3 of the ‘Children looked after in England, including adoptions’ statistics release, which is available at: https://explore-education-statistics....