Analysis of Costs in Traditional and Early Permanence Adoption Routes
Researchers compared 213 children on traditional and early-permanence adoption routes in the Midlands, using administrative records and staff time estimates. Early-permanence children had fewer moves, shorter care journeys and lower estimated costs. These children were also younger, so the differences cannot be attributed solely to the placement approach.
Limitations: Regional observational sample; 52 records were excluded for missing data. Estimated costs are not measures of wellbeing. Groups differed in age and circumstances. Commissioned through Staffordshire County Council and the Midlands adoption partnership, with Department for Education funding through the National Adoption Team.
- Research type
- Administrative analysis / economic costing
- Source reviewed
- Full text
- Peer reviewed
- No
- Age group
- Children
Study context and review
Age group as recorded: children
Adoption context: Adoption from care / permanent family placement
Programme: Midlands early-permanence cost analysis
Institutional context: Government / government-commissioned research
Commissioned through Staffordshire County Council and the Midlands adoption partnership, with Department for Education funding through the National Adoption Team.
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Topics: administrative data, adoption system
Review scope: Source checked: Full text. This does not imply full-text or independent human verification.
Country as recorded: England
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