Despite the emphasis the government has placed on adoption, the number of children being adopted is continuing to fall.
Latest quarterly data from the Adoption Leadership Board shows that in the first three months of 2016/17 - April to June 2016 - a total of 1,060 children were adopted. This compares with 1,210 children adopted in the same period during 2015/16 and represents a year-on-year drop of 12.4 per cent. The total number of adoptions in 2015/16 was 4,690, down 12 per cent on the 5,360 recorded in 2014/15 (see graphic).
The figures reflect an ongoing fall in the number of agency decision maker (ADM) decisions and adoption placement orders - a trend the government is keen to reverse.
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