LOCAL AUTHORITY ADOPTION TARGETS

Early day motion 124, tabled 7 November 2007 by John Hemming (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 19 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 5, Conservative 2, DUP 2, Independent 1.