Children adopted from care falls to lowest in 21 years, government figures show
Community Care
NOVEMBER 22, 2021
The DfE figures also showed the number of children entering and leaving care both fell sharply, by 8% to 28,440 and by 6% to 28,010, respectively, their lowest levels in nine years. In 2021, the average time between a child entering care and being placed for adoption was a year and four months. Adoptions taking longer.
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