LOCAL AUTHORITY ADOPTION TARGETS

Early day motion 626, tabled 15 January 2007 by John Hemming (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 24 members.

That this House notes that local authorities and their staff are incentivised to ensure that children are adopted; is concerned about increasing numbers of babies being taken into care, not for the safety of the infant, but because they are easy to get adopted; and calls urgently for effective scrutiny of care proceedings to stop this from happening.

Signatures by party: Liberal Democrat 9, Labour 7, Conservative 5, DUP 2, Plaid Cymru 1.