Families 'put off' adopting children as cost of living crisis soars

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It is a growing problem, according to a report published by council officials

The growing problem is revealed in a report to Blackburn with Darwen Council’s executive board by the authority’s children's’ services boss Cllr Julie Gunn. The documents assess the performance of Adoption Now, the Regional Adoption Agency that provides Adoption Services on behalf of a consortium of six local authorities, for the period April to September.

“This is a drop when compared to the same period last year, which was 28. This is a national problem, and not localised to Adoption Now. Nationally there is a decrease in adopter approvals of seven per cent.“Our recruitment and marketing strategy is working, as when compared to other Northwest RAAs, our registration of interest numbers are the highest.

“During the first six months of the financial year 11 children were subject to a decision that they should be placed for adoption. Of the 11 children, seven were in the nought to two age range, two in the three to four age range, and two in the five to eight range.

 

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