Claim: The state is removing more children from their families than at any time since the 1980s.
Fact-check: Are more children being taken from their families? - Full Fact
Verdict: this is correct as far as available figures show. more children are becoming 'looked after' by a local authority than at any time since the mid-1980s, and increasing numbers are being adopted or placed with a special guardian. these figures don't perfectly reflect the numbers of children who are away from their original parents.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Grace Rahman
Date published: 2018-03-29T00:00:00