Drop in number of children approved for adoption continues
Children & Young People now report that numbers of children being approved for adoption are continuing to fall, it has emerged. A total of 5,340 children were adopted in 2014/15.
Statistics published by the Adoption Leadership Board show that between January and March this year 850 adoption placement orders were granted by the courts, compared with 960 between October and December 2014, a fall of 11.5 per cent.
