| Community Care report on adoption scorecards, published for the first time on 11 May 2012. The scorecards show that nearly half of local authorities failed to meet government targets, but have been criticised for not providing a sound basis for comparison by the Local Government Association, Association of Directors of Children’s Services and the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives. |
| Source: Community Care 11 May 2012 |
| Further information: Department for Education 09 May 2012 |
