There were 84 children adopted in Northern Ireland in 2018.

Rating

ACCURATE WITH CONSIDERATION. EJ Havlin’s claim referred to the number of adoptions from care; in total, 91 children were adopted in Northern Ireland in 2017-18, which is a low number compared to other years. For 2013-17, Northern Ireland had a lower adoption rate than the rest of the UK, but was similar to that of Ireland.

Reviewed by Fact Check NI ↗ · July 8, 2019