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Children waiting longer in care before they are placed with adoptive families

New government data reveals that the time between an adoption decision being made and children being placed with an adoptive family is increasing. Read more
National Adoption Week 2023

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Children’s sector gets a new Minister

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Adopted teenagers and young adults often at “crisis point” amid a failure of support

The Adoption Barometer 2023 reveals that teenagers and young adults are often at crisis point amid a failure of support. Read more here: Read more

We're determined to get the right support at the right time, from childhood into adulthood, for everyone who can't grow up in their birth families.

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News and blog posts

Listening to the voices of adult adoptees

We were delighted to welcome the Scottish Adult Adoptee Movement (SAAM) to Adoption Week Scotland 2023. SAAM is a group of adult adoptees working to change the narrative around adoption and give a voice to adoptees in Scotland. Fiona Menzies-Henderson, from SAAM, explains why it’s so important to listen to adult adoptees and how working with AUK Scotland is an opportunity to share their lived experiences of adoption. Read more
Children waiting longer in care before they are placed with adoptive families

New government data reveals that the time between an adoption decision being made and children being placed with an adoptive family is increasing. Read more
Why the care review shouldn’t exclude adopted children, 16 October 2023

The government is expected to respond to proposals to improve children’s social care in the coming days, but why has there been barely a mention of adoption? Katharine Slocombe, policy and public affairs adviser at Adoption UK sets out why this is a mistake. Read more
Reading is Magic: Cressida Cowell – Five Follow Up Activities

As an ambassador for the Reading is Magic children’s literary festival, Rebecca Brooks suggests some activities to keep the creative magic going. Read more
Book Review: When the Parents Change, Everything Changes, by Paul Dix

Author of the bestselling When the Adults Change series of books on relational approaches to supporting behaviour in schools, Paul Dix is already a well-known figure in education circles. In his latest book for parents, he turns his attention closer to home. AUK’s Education Policy Advisor takes a look. Read more
Government to scrap requirement for therapists and adoption support providers to be Ofsted registered

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