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Monday 1st February, 2010

No Place Like Home

Written by James Groves

The need to ensure a secure, safe and stable home environment for every child cannot be overstated. For many of those children for whom the state has to provide long term ‘looked after’ care, the chance of an adoptive home offers the best opportunity to benefit from the stability and security of which they have been deprived. Yet, despite significant financial investment and considerable political will, the number of children in care who have been successfully adopted across England has fallen in recent years.

Press Coverage Guardian Local Government Chronicle localgov.co.ukChildren & Young People Now Communitycare.co.uk

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