Number of children being adopted continues to fall

Tristan Donovan
Thursday, August 24, 2017

There has been a further fall in the number of children being adopted and the number of adoption orders being granted by the courts, Department for Education figures show.

Adoption activity days give prospective adopters the opportunity to spend time with “harder to place” children. Picture: Jason Bye
Adoption activity days give prospective adopters the opportunity to spend time with “harder to place” children. Picture: Jason Bye

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