HC Deb 12 November 1973 vol 864 c66W
Miss Lestor

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what was the number of adoption orders made in England and Wales in each of the years 1964 to 1972 inclusive.

Mr. Alison

Following is the information:

Year Number
1964 20,412 (232)
1965 21,033 (171)
1966 22,792 (127)
1967 22,802 (173)
1968 24,831 (189)
1969 23,705 (173)
1970 22,371 (155)
1971 21,495 (123)
1972 21,603 (134)

NOTE: The number includes provisional adoption orders, which are shown in brackets. These orders, which were introduced on 1st April 1959, confer authority on a person not domiciled in Great Britain to take a child out of this country for adoption.