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Three-year care 'trap' as children seeking adoption are forced to wait until a new home is found

May 11, 2012

The delays were made public by Education Secretary Michael Gove in a new set of 'scorecards' of the adoption performance of councils. full story

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Three-year care 'trap' as children seeking adoption are forced to wait until a new home is found

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