Claim: The number of children "up for adoption" has fallen.
Fact-check: Fall in the number of children being placed for adoption - Full Fact
Verdict: correct. the number of children granted a placement order - one of the first steps before a child can be adopted - has fallen by 24% in the last year in england. the number of completed adoptions has continued to rise, but at a slower rate.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Amy Sippitt
Date published: 2015-10-02T00:00:00