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BAME children in care wait longer to be adopted, data shows

Children’s charity Coram has urged BAME families in to consider adoption

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by LAUREN CODLING ASIANS have been urged to consider adopting or fostering children in need, as a leading charity claimed young people from BAME backgrounds often wait longer to be placed with families than their white peers. According to figures, as of March 2017, five per cent of children in care are Asian. Children’s charity Coram which runs adoption services across the country, has urged BAME families in south London to consider adoption. Last Tuesday (28), the charity organised an event in Brixton, south London, to highlight the urgent need for adoptive families from the ethnic community. Renuka Jeyarajah-Dent, the…

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