MP calls on government to say sorry over forced adoption scandal

Around 185,000 children were taken from unmarried mothers between 1949 and 1976

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NORTH Staffordshire MP Adam Jogee has called on the Government to apologise for the forced adoption scandal which saw unmarried mums give up 185,000 children over a 25 year year period.

The MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme, below, raised the case of one of his constituents as he said that all documentation on historic adoptions should be retained.

The Welsh and Scottish governments have already said sorry to those affected.

Speaking for the Government, Commons leader Sir Alan Campbell said the practice was 'abhorrent' and extended his 'deepest sympathies'.

Speaking during Business Questions at the House of Commons, Mr Jogee said: “The forced adoption scandal has outraged people in Newcastle-under-Lyme and up and down the country.