The number of adoptions made in England and Wales increased 9.8 per cent between 2011 and 2012, according to figures released by the Office for National Statistics. The rise is the largest since adoption figures began being recorded in 1998.
Alan Wood, Hackney's director of children’s services, has been formally appointed to oversee the transfer of Doncaster's children’s services into an independent trust. In a letter to Doncaster Mayor Ros Jones confirming the move, Education Secretary Michael Gove also said that he is open to her calls for council to continue to have some control of services in the future.
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