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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 DCSF Intercountry adoption website.

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• Adoption and Children Act 2002
  Contains the main provisions of the act and the development of the Act.
• Legislation
  Contains all adoption-related legislation and international conventions.
• Adoption Guidance - Adoption and Children Act 2002
• Practice guidance and tools
  Practice guidance on a range of topics.
• Adoption and the courts
  Signposting to court forms, leaflets, guidance and adoption centres.
• 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.
• Independent Review Mechanism (IRM)
  The IRM was established to help to build public confidence in the adoption service, particularly the adopter assessment process.
  
• Adoption support agencies: National minimum standards (England)
• National minimum standards for voluntary adoption agencies and LA adoption services

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.

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Last updated on 23/09/2009