Post Looked After Arrangements (previously Adopted from Care)

This data item will identify those children on roll on census day who were looked after immediately before adoption, being placed on a special guardianship order (SGO) or residence order (RO). This data item will identify all eligible children on census day who will attract pupil premium funding.

It will be up to those who have parental responsibility (adoptive parents, special guardians and carers of former looked after children on residence orders) to decide if they wish to declare their children’s status to schools. Parents should be asked to provide supporting evidence, for example, a photocopy of the adoption order. Parents may conceal sensitive information (e.g. the name of the birth parents) if they wish. 

Schools are reminded that this is a particularly sensitive data item, and of the need for confidentiality. Schools should ensure that, as for other pupil level data items, they comply with their responsibilities with respect to the Data Protection Act when processing this data.