Rates have plummeted over the last two years with courts and councils granting around half the usual number of adoptions. Prime Minister David Cameron has previously pledged a push for numbers to rise.
The ‘important and urgent’ moves will help deliver the Government’s commitment to ‘extend opportunity to everyone and make sure every single child gets the best start in life’, the Department of Education claims.
The changes will mean children can be matched with the right family with fewer delays, according to the DfE.
The multimillion pound boost is aimed at breaking down bureaucratic barriers in the adoption system that can lead to children waiting in care for months longer than necessary, claims the department.
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