Children adopted from care falls to lowest in 21 years, government figures show
Community Care
NOVEMBER 22, 2021
The number of children adopted from care fell to its lowest level in 21 years in 2020-21, Department for Education (DfE) figures show. Delays in family court proceedings during Covid-19 pandemic accelerated the latest annual decline in adoptions, but the number has fallen each year since a peak of 5,360 in 2014-15.
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