Government statistics published this week show that the use of SGOs has soared in recent years.
Between April 2013 and March 2014, 3,330 SGOs were issued by courts – a rise of 20.2 per cent from the 2,770 made in the previous 12 months.
The figure has more than doubled since 2010, when 1,290 SGOs were made.
An SGO is an order made by the court under the Adoption and Children Act 2002, which gives legal status for non-parents, meaning a child or a young person can live with them permanently.
Crucially, the child is no longer the responsibility of the local authority.
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