Decline in adoptions continues, figures show

Joe Lepper
Wednesday, May 9, 2018

The number of adoptions continued to fall last year but the rate of decline has slowed, latest official figures show.

The number of children adopted in 2016/17 fell 6.4 per cent compared with the year before
The number of children adopted in 2016/17 fell 6.4 per cent compared with the year before

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