onth will require a new record to be created. If a child remains in need after being adopted from care, then the new post-adoption child record should be opened with a children in need referral date that is the date of the court’s adoption order. If the child is receiving post- adoption support, it should be recorded in this new record. 4.6.2 Children in need closure in the case of death When a child is no longer in need because the child dies or an unborn child is stillborn (reason for closure code ‘RC2’), the closure date and the date of death recorded on the death certificate no longer need to match. It is recognised that the case may remain open for investigation and review procedures after the child dies; the date of death field allows local authorities to separately record the date of death and final case closure date in the census. This will allow local authorities to record the services they provide between the death and the case closure. 4.7 Reason for closure This is the reason that the case was closed. The reason for closure codes RC1 to RC7 should be used by local authorities to categorise a case for a child who they assess as in need following a referral and for whom they provide services and whose case is subsequently closed. If a section 47 enquiry had commenced on a case, then RC7 should be used even if it was found that the allegations that triggered the section 47 enquiry were unfounded, as at the point the section 47 started the child would be counted as in need, even if services were not necessarily provided. Codes RC8 and RC9 should only be used by local authorities to categorise a case for a child who they assess as not in need following a referral, and for whom they do not provide services and whose case is subsequently closed (refer to section 4.