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Adoption of Children and Young People

The majority of children placed for Adoption will have been removed from their birth parents through the court system as a result of maltreatment, risk or harm. As a result, all these children will have had their plan for adoption approved by the court
Children come to adoption with their own identity, background and family history that will impact on their adoptive home. Factors that require understanding and acceptance to increase the possibility of a successful placement

Our role as a local authority is to secure the best possible future for children that we place. Adoption is about meeting the needs of children - not meeting the needs of adults who wish to adopt
We offer free and confidential advice and support so that we can secure the best possible future for all the children we place
More information about what we do and how we can help prospective adopters is available at our website. Including the adoption process and post-adoption support

Over the last few years, new legislation governing Adoption Practice has been introduced. Including National Minimum Standards for Adoption as well as the Adoption and Children Act 2002
Procedural guidance for the provision of Post Adoption Support and for Inter Country Adoption has also been introduced