Thousands of children, some under six, are being denied the chance of a new family because they are considered too old for adoption.
Critics fear local authorities are operating an 'informal age limit'.
Older children are less likely to be adopted with just one per cent of over 12s being taken in by a family.
A child’s chance of adoption plunges after the age of five, from one in three when a child is 4 or younger, to one in 15 after their fifth birthday. Just one in 100 children will be adopted from the age of 12, shocking figures from the Department for Education reveal.'
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