In the news
Sunday 31st January, 2010
Children kept in care to save adoption cost
James Groves talks to the Observer about local authorities failing to find foster homes for children.
"More than 1,000 children are trapped in England's care system because local authorities wrongly believe that seeking the help of the voluntary sector to recruit adoptive parents is more expensive than trying to place children themselves, according to a report published tomorrow."
"Local authorities are also deliberately delaying looking for permanent homes for children because paying for a year of fostering is cheaper than funding a permanent adoption, says centre-right thinktank the Policy Exchange."
"Despite the number of children being found adoptive parents having fallen in recent years, local authorities have turned away from using voluntary adoption agencies (VAAs)," said James Groves, author of the report, No Place Like Home: Improving Adoption Services in England."
