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Abstract
Purpose: This paper reports findings from two research studies that set out to calculate the rate and predictors of post-order adoption disruption in England and Wales.
Methods: All available national level administrative data on adopted children in England and Wales were analysed, supplemented by national surveys adoption managers. Complete national datasets were available for12 years in England and for 11 years in Wales.
Results: Of the 36,749 and 2,317 adoptions considered, 565 in England and 35 in Wales had disrupted over the follow up period. Kaplan-Meier analyses indicate that cumulative post-order adoption disruption rates were 3.2% and 2.6% respectively for England and Wales. Cox regression models indicate that being older than four years adoptive placement, adoptive parents taking longer than a year to legalise the adoption, being a teenager and previous multiple placements in care were risk factors for post-order adoption disruption.
Conclusion: The post order adoption disruption rate is low. Implications for policy and practice are discussed.
Methods: All available national level administrative data on adopted children in England and Wales were analysed, supplemented by national surveys adoption managers. Complete national datasets were available for12 years in England and for 11 years in Wales.
Results: Of the 36,749 and 2,317 adoptions considered, 565 in England and 35 in Wales had disrupted over the follow up period. Kaplan-Meier analyses indicate that cumulative post-order adoption disruption rates were 3.2% and 2.6% respectively for England and Wales. Cox regression models indicate that being older than four years adoptive placement, adoptive parents taking longer than a year to legalise the adoption, being a teenager and previous multiple placements in care were risk factors for post-order adoption disruption.
Conclusion: The post order adoption disruption rate is low. Implications for policy and practice are discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 179-189 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Children and Youth Services Review |
| Volume | 83 |
| Early online date | 6 Oct 2017 |
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| Publication status | Published - Dec 2017 |
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- 20 Citations
- 2 Commissioned report
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Beyond the Adoption Order: An Investigation of Adoption Disruption in Wales
Wijedasa, D. N. & Selwyn, J., 3 Jun 2015, Welsh Assembly Government. 126 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Beyond the Adoption Order: challenges, interventions and disruptions
Selwyn, J., Wijedasa, D. N. & Meakings, S. J., 2014, Department for Education.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Projects
- 2 Finished
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Adoption breakdown in Wales
Wijedasa, D. N. (Principal Investigator) & Selwyn, J. (Principal Investigator)
9/01/13 → 8/01/14
Project: Research
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Beyond the adoption Order: challenges, interventions and adoption disruptions
Selwyn, J. (Principal Investigator), Wijedasa, D. N. (Co-Investigator) & Meakings, S. J. (Researcher)
21/11/11 → 21/01/14
Project: Research
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Profiles
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Mrs Dinithi Nisanka Wijedasa
- School for Policy Studies - Associate Professor in Child and Family Welfare
- Bristol Poverty Institute
- The Hadley Centre for Adoption and Foster Care Studies
Person: Academic , Member