§ Dr. Roger Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many adoption placements for children there were in each of the counties of Wales for the latest available year; and what was the breakdown of the figures by age of the child when placed.
§ Mr. Wyn RobertsThe number of children placed for adoption by a local authority acting as an adoption agency,28W under arrangements to which the Adoption Agencies Regulations 1976 are applicable, during the year ending 31 March 1980 was as follows:
Under 5 5–15 16+ All ages Clwyd 21 5 0 26 Dyfed 18 2 0 20 Gwent 17 2 0 19 Gwynedd(*) — — — — Mid Glamorgan 23 1 0 24 Powys — — — 6(†) South Glamorgan 19 5 0 24 West Glamorgan 10 0 0 10 Wales 108 15 0 129 (*) Gwynedd does not act as an adoption agency, but has an arrangement with another local authority to act as an adoption agency within its area. (†) No breakdown into age groups at present available. No information is available on placements made by voluntary adoption agencies.