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A new £48m National Adoption Strategy seeks to improve adoption services and help place more children with families as it launches in England.
Thousands of families will benefit from better support when adopting children - ending a postcode lottery that many face, the government said.
Education Secretary Gavin Williamson said: There is no substitute for a loving, permanent family.
Adoption support groups have welcomed the new approach.
Charity Adoption UK said there were nearly 3,000 children waiting to be adopted in England - the average wait is now 15 months from the point they are taken into care.
Families across England to receive better support to adopt
Government’s National Adoption Strategy to improve experience for children and families in the adoption system
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26 July 2021
Thousands of families are to receive better support when adopting children through a new strategy to tackle the postcode lottery and break down barriers to creating permanent, stable and loving homes as quickly as possible.
Backed by a £48 million investment, the new National Adoption Strategy launched today (Monday 26 July) is set to improve adoption services in England by putting in place better recruitment across the country and removing any unnecessary delays, through more training for front line staff, improving approval process and funding for targeted recruitment campaigns.
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