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Referrals to Local Authority Adoption Agencies from First4Adoption by region Q4 January-March 2017 Yorkshire & The Humber LA Adoption Agencies North East LA Adoption Agencies Durham County Council 29 Barnsley Adoption Fostering Unit 9 City Of Sunderland 14 Bradford Metropolitan Borough Council 17 1 Gateshead Council 11 Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council 3 1 South Tyneside Council 11 City Of York Council 7 2 Stockton On Tees Borough Council 9 Middlesbrough Council 8 1 Cumbria County Council 16 Web Referrals Phone Referrals North Tyneside Council 6 Darlington Borough Council 5 Newcastle Upon Tyne City Council 5 Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council 17 Northumberland County Council 3 East Riding Of Yorkshire Council 18 2 Redcar Cleveland Borough Council 2 0 7.5 15 22.5 30 Hartlepool Borough Council 16 Web Referrals Phone Referrals Hull City Council 9 Kirklees Metropolitan Council 16 1 Leeds City Council 27 2 North East Lincolnshire Adoption Service 17 North Lincolnshire Adoption Service 13 North Yorkshire County Council* 36 Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council 17 Sheffield Metropolitan City Council 20 Wakefield Metropolitan District Council 12 2 * Denotes agencies with more than one office entry on the agency finder 0 10 20 30 40 North West LA Adoption Agencies Liverpool City Council 56 2 Cheshire West And Chester County Council 26 Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council 22 Lancashire County Council 16 WWISH 14 Cheshire East Council 13 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council 12 2 Manchester City Council 12 1 Wirral Adoption Team 11 Web Referrals Phone Referrals Bury Metropolitan Borough Council 10 1 Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council 9 Halton Borough Council 8 2 Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council 8 Blackburn With Darwen 6 Oldham Council 6 2 Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council 5 1 Salford City Council 5 Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council 5 Blackpool Borough Council 3 Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council 3 0 15 30 45 60 West Midlands LA Adoption Agencies East Midlands LA Adoption Agencies Derby City Council 19 Staffordshire Adoption Service* 41 Derbyshire County Council 13 Adoption In The Black Country* 29 2 Leicester City Council 31 2 Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council 27 Leicestershire & Rutland 11 2 Birmingham City Council 25 3 Northamptonshire County Council 17 Shropshire County Council 25 1 Web Referrals Phone Referrals Nottingham City Council 7 Worcestershire County Council 22 Nottinghamshire County Council 8 1 Web Referrals Phone Referrals Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council 21 3 0 10 20 30 40 Dudley Adoption Service 19 Herefordshire 18 Warwickshire County Council 18 1 Stoke On Trent City Council 17 Wolverhampton City Council 16 Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council 12 Coventry City Council 8 0 12.5 25 37.5 50 London LA Adoption Agencies East of England LA Adoption Agencies Wandsworth London Borough Council 32 Essex County Council Adoption Agency 81 Ealing Adoption Team 30 1 Kingston Upon Thames 27 1 Suffolk Adoption Agency 72 Bromley London Borough Council 24 Hertfordshire County Council 55 London Borough Of Enfield 22 London Borough Of Sutton 21 2 Norfolk County Council 54 London Borough Of Tower Hamlets 21 Lincolnshire County Council 52 London Borough Of Islington 18 London Borough Of Hammersmith Fulham 17 2 Peterborough City Council 44 2 Richmond Upon Thames London Borough Council 17 1 Milton Keynes Council 20 London Borough Of Croydon 16 Web Referrals Phone Referrals London Borough Of Southwark 15 4 Central Bedfordshire Council 14 Royal Borough Of Greenwich 14 3 Luton Borough Council 10 Royal Borough Of Windsor Maidenhead 14 2 Barnet Council 13 Web Referrals Phone Referrals Bedford Borough Council 6 2 Bexley Council 13 0 22.5 45 67.5 90 Brent London Borough Council 12 London Borough Harrow 12 1 London Borough Of Hillingdon 12 London Borough Of Lambeth 12 2 Royal Borough Of Kensington And Chelsea 12 1 London Borough Of Camden 11 2 City Of Westminster 10 2 Hounslow London Borough Council 10 1 London Borough Redbridge 10 Merton London Borough Council 10 1 London Borough Of Hackney 9 Havering London Borough Council 9 Waltham Forest London Borough Council 9 London Borough Of Lewisham 8 3 London Borough of Haringey 7 London Borough Of Newham 7 Barking Dagenham Council 3 0 10 20 30 40 South West LA Adoption Agencies South East LA Adoption Agencies Buckinghamshire County Council 65 1 Gloucestershire County Council Adoption Team 72 Kent County Council 45 2 Swindon Borough Council 53 1 Surrey County Council 44 1 Hampshire County Council 40 Bristol City Council 25 Medway Council Adoption Team 38 2 Cornwall County Council 25 2 West Berkshire Council 31 1 East Sussex County Council 30 Dorset County Council 24 West Sussex County Council* 26 1 Brighton And Hove City Council 22 1 North Somerset District Council 21 Web Referrals Phone Referrals Slough Borough Council 20 Web Referrals Phone Referrals Bath & North East Somerset 20 Southampton City Council 19 Southend On Sea Borough Council 19 Wiltshire County Council 17 Bracknell 16 1 Portsmouth City Council 15 South Gloucestershire Council 10 Reading Borough Council 13 Devon County Council* 9 Wokingham District Council 13 Bournemouth Borough Council 12 Somerset County Council 9 Oxfordshire County Council 10 1 Plymouth City Council 8 1 Borough Of Poole 9 Isle Of Wight Council 9 Torbay Council 1 Thurrock Borough Council 6 0 20 40 60 80 0 17.5 35 52.5 70.
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