Adoptions by same-sex couples in Britain rise to record high
11 December 2015New figures published by Department for Education on 10 December show that adoptions by same-sex couples accounted for 8.4 per cent of all adoptions in England in 2015. In 2010, adoptions by same-sex couples accounted for less than four per cent of all adoptions in the country. For the first time adoptions by married same-sex couples are included.
Read the full statistics for adoptions in England on the gov.uk website, in Wales on the Stats Wales website and in Scotland on the National Records of Scotland website.
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