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25/09/2024
97 Children Adopted From Care In NI In 2023/24
The Department of Health has released a report 'Children Adopted from Care in Northern Ireland 2023/24', revealing significant insights into the adoption process during the year ending March 31, 2024.
According to the report, 97 children were adopted from care in Northern Ireland during this period. The average age of the children at the time of adoption was four years and two months, with ages ranging from one year and eight months to 11 years and ten months.
The report also highlighted that the average time taken for a child to be adopted after their last entry into care was three years and four months, consistent with trends from previous years. Additionally, for those adopted in 2023/24, the average duration from the proposal by the Health and Social Care (HSC) Trust that adoption was in the child's best interest to the Adoption Order was two years and four months.
The report also highlighted that the average time taken for a child to be adopted after their last entry into care was three years and four months, consistent with trends from previous years. Additionally, for those adopted in 2023/24, the average duration from the proposal by the Health and Social Care (HSC) Trust that adoption was in the child's best interest to the Adoption Order was two years and four months.
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