CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

PM throws down the adoption gauntlet

David Cameron has challenged councils to double the number of children being placed with families and halve the amount of time they are waiting in care for new homes.

By Jamie Hailstone | 02 November 2015

David Cameron has challenged councils to double the number of children being placed with families and halve the amount of time they are waiting in care for new homes.

The Prime Minister has today announced a series of measures designed to speed up the adoption process and increase the number of children being placed in new homes.

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