Ahead of the government’s adoption action plan, due to be published next month, Gove reiterated concerns around low adoption numbers and delays and bureaucracy in the assessment process.
He praised the three-part BBC documentary Protecting our Children for bringing "balance to the media conversation about social work", saying that the government now has a "more mature" relationship with social workers. However, he added that efforts must be ramped up to increase the number of adoptions.
"My overriding approach to government is to leave well alone when things are going well," he said. "But when things go wrong then we should intervene, early and energetically, to put things right.
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