Adoption
This area of the website contains information on adoption for practitioners working with children and families.
General public information about adoption can be found on Directgov. Information about intercountry adoption can be found on the DCFS intercountry adoption website.
Special guardianship - this is a new option for permanence for children for whom adoption is not appropriate.
Click to go to a section:
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Adoption
and Children Act 2002
Contains the main provisions of the act and the development of the act
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Adoption
training materials
Training materials and frequently asked questions will help you to implement the act
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Legislation
Contains all adoption-related legislation and international conventions
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Statutory
guidance
Guidance on regulations
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Practice
guidance and tools
Practice guidance on a range of topics
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Adoption
and the courts
Signposting to court forms, leaflets, guidance and adoption centres
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Adoption
Register (external website)
The Adoption Register for England and Wales is helping to cut down on unnecessary delay by linking children needing new families with people waiting to adopt
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Independent
Review Mechanism
The IRM was established to help to build public confidence in the adoption service, particularly the adopter assessment process
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Contacts
This page has contact details for the relevant organisations
The Children and Adoption Act 2006, available from the Office of Public Sector Information website, includes several provisions relating to intercountry adoption and adds to the safeguards for intercountry adoption already provided by the Adoption and Children Act 2002.
This page was last updated on 08 August 2007
