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What makes a couple give back an adopted child?

There are many complex reasons why an adoptive parent would ask for the child to be put back into care.
But the Victoria Derbyshire programme has heard fears that limiting the amount of money available to help families struggling with adopted children could lead to a rise in the number of placements breaking down.
The government has capped the amount of money available via the Adoption Support Fund to 拢5,000 per child.
The Department of Education says the fund's budget had been increased from 拢19m to 拢23m, and that the government planned to increase the fund's budget in every year of this Parliament.

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