How many adoptions break down?

There is no UK-wide data, but most sources put the figure at between 3% and 9%. That’s still hundreds of families, and obviously each one is agonising for everyone involved. The terms adoption ‘break down’ and adoption ‘disruption’ are disliked by families whose children are no longer living with them, because they often continue to parent their children at a distance, with regular ongoing contact between them.