During question time for the Department for Education, Martin asked Edward Timpson MP, a minister at the Department, what progress has been made on speeding-up the adoption process.
Mr Timpson responded by stating:
"My hon. Friend is right to highlight the fact that some adoption cases take far too long. The average time from care to placement is 22 months, which is why we have streamlined the approvals process and introduced regular scorecard data to show local authorities’ timeliness with adoptions. It is also why we have put more than £200 million into the adoption system to try to rip out unnecessary red tape and ensure that everyone keeps their efforts firmly fixed on children who badly need stable homes."
The full exhange can be found here: http://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2014-03-24b.1.3&s=speaker%3A24814#g1.4