claim: There were 84 children adopted in Northern Ireland in 2018.
evidence: 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. [...] EJ Havlin from Adoption UK made the comment that the numbers of children that have come through the adoption process "are very small" in Northern Ireland. She said: "last year there were 84 children who were adopted" (43:57). The Department of Health (DoH) registers the number of children who are adopted from care in Northern Ireland. Data for the year ending 31 March 2018 confirms Havlin’s claim: 84 children who have been looked after by an authority were adopted.