As of 1 January the Equality Act has made it illegal to discriminate against gay applicants for adoption.
David Holmes said that although the underlying principles of the act were "right", it posed a problem for Catholic adoption agencies and could force some to close.
Holmes said that it was too early to be certain what the impact of the change would be but he had heard that one agency had already closed. He added that the future was uncertain for the other 10 faith-based agencies across England, Wales and Scotland.
"If any more agencies close we need to work out where the adoption capacity is going to come from and how the work they were doing will be absorbed," he said.
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