BBC Radio 4 LW ·

File on 4 Investigates

Wednesday 7 October 2026, 11:00 – 11:40 UK time

New figures suggest that in the majority of cases, children are adopted without their birth parents' consent. Does modern day 'forced adoption' exist and if so how does it happen?

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