He says that councils are making “too many lifestyle judgements” which is restricting the number of adoptive families available to find permanent homes for children in care.
There are currently 2,400 children waiting for adoption, according to latest government figures but only around 1,800 approved adopters.
Families that rent are being turned away as are potential adopters with a different ethnicity to children being considered for a permanent home, Williamson states citing anecdotal evidence received by DfE while highlighting latest figures by Coram gathered from local authorities.
“When it comes to adoption, what we have seen over a number of years is something I can only call narrow mindedness or even snobbery,” said Williamson.
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