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Authors: Julie Selwyn, Dinithi Wijedasa, Sarah Meakings, University of Bristol School for Policy Studies, Hadley Centre for Adoption and Foster Care Studies
Published by: Department for Education
SUMMARY
There have been no national studies on adoption disruption in the UK or the US, with estimated rates of disruption ranging from two per cent to 50 per cent. Funded by the Department for Education, the researchers aimed to find out the rate of adoption disruption following an adoption order, how long after the order adoptions tend to break down and the stability of adoptions as opposed to residence orders and special guardianship orders.
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