Figures published by the government’s Racial Disparity Unit reveal that black children made up seven per cent of looked-after children but only two per cent of those adopted in the year to 31 March.
This is proportionally less than the under-18 population of adopted children from care, who make up five per cent.
The "stark" racial disparity in adoption is outlined in the report, Ending Racial Disparity in Adoption, with figures showing that the number of black children adopted has fallen by fifty per cent in the past five years - from 120 - two per cent - in 2015, to 60 - one per cent - in 2020.
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