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21/05/2014
According to reports, the county council said one in nine children were placed in a same-sex household last year. This compared to the national average, which government figures places at one in 15.
Currently in Nottingham, there are more than 800 children in care. Last year, some 92 adoption orders were approved, compared to just 40 the previous year.
Kate Foale, from Nottingham County Council, is quoted by the BBC as saying: "We have had a really proactive campaign to bust the kind of myth that includes lesbian and gay couples can't adopt, which is rubbish.
"We want enquiries from parents, single people who can adopt, regardless of their sexual orientation."
(JP)
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More Gay Couples Adopting Children
The number of gay couple adopting children in Nottingham is increasing, new figures have revealed.According to reports, the county council said one in nine children were placed in a same-sex household last year. This compared to the national average, which government figures places at one in 15.
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Currently in Nottingham, there are more than 800 children in care. Last year, some 92 adoption orders were approved, compared to just 40 the previous year.
Kate Foale, from Nottingham County Council, is quoted by the BBC as saying: "We have had a really proactive campaign to bust the kind of myth that includes lesbian and gay couples can't adopt, which is rubbish.
"We want enquiries from parents, single people who can adopt, regardless of their sexual orientation."
(JP)
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