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MIXED RACE ADOPTION
The BBC has reported on the issue of social workers
waiting too long to find a racial match for potential
parents keen to adopt.
There are so many children from ethnic minorities
who would benefit from adoption but typically is
takes three times as long to place them.
Although,
social workers have long been urged to seek racial
matches, the government is now updating guidance
on adoption in England “to stress that consideration
of a child’s race should not be a barrier to finding
a home.”
Says Children’s Minister, Tim Loughton: “In some
cases social workers placed too great an emphasis
on finding the ‘perfect match’ . . . We know that a
child tends to do better if adopted by a family who
share their ethnic and cultural heritage . . . It is
much better that a child is adopted by loving
parents than left waiting for their future to be
decided.” Mr Loughton said it was “unacceptable”
that the number of children placed for adoption
had dropped by 15% this year.
Says the BBC: “Official figures show that 2,300
children were placed for adoption last year,
compared with 2,500 the previous year, and down
from 3,400 in 2005. In about 20% of cases identified
as suitable for adoption, no placement is found.”
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