From The Guardian (and government stats)
The number of babies adopted in England fell to 60 last year despite a sharp rise in the number of children in care.
The total number of adoptions has continued to drop, falling by 5% to 3,050 in the past year, according to Department for Education statistics.
The number of babies adopted fell more sharply, to 60, compared with 70 in the previous year and 150 in 2007. This compares with about 4,000 in 1976.
The number of children placed for adoption also fell to 2,450, a decline of 10% since 2007.
The decline comes despite the statistics also showing there are 65,520 children in care, the highest number since 1987, with 3,660 of them under a year old.
Children's minister Tim Loughton said: "Today's statistics are a timely reminder that we must redouble our efforts to do better for children in care. It's worrying that the number of adoptions has continued to decline, and it's simply not good enough for vulnerable children to be waiting well over two years to be adopted."
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Just 60 babies adopted last year in England
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Himalaya · 29/09/2011 10:22
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