Adoption UK Charity

TV presenter and author Dilly Carter joins up with Adoption UK

Dilly Carter, presenter on the hit BBC show Sort Your Life Out, has this week become an ambassador for Adoption UK. Read more
Lifeline community groups celebrated this Kinship Care Week

Peer support groups offer help, advice and emotional support to kinship carers across Scotland. Read more
Adoption UK rated Good by OFSTED

Following our recent OFSTED inspection, we're pleased that Adoption UK has been rated as Good for our services in England. Read more
England SEND plan lacks ambition and urgency

"This plan is underwhelming in its ambition and speed. We can and should do better." Read our full response to the SEND plan 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.

We connect people across the adoption community, support adopters and adoptees, and work with them to influence the decisions that affect their lives.

Membership

As a member of Adoption UK, you can access a whole host of resources, webinars, support & community networks.

Adoption UK Forums

Join our online community and find advice, support and friendship.

We have secured spaces for some iconic events such as the London to Brighton Cycle Race and the Cardiff Half Marathon. See how we can support and help you on your journey to becoming a fundraising hero!

Our impact

62	community support groups across the uk	Community groups
6000	joined us to campaign for change last year	Campaigns
£80,224.41	was raised through community fundraising in 2020	Fundraise for us

News and blog posts

Adoption UK Scotland receives funding for therapeutic support for kinship families

Children living in kinship care arrangements are set to benefit from a pilot project to be delivered by Adoption UK (AUK) Scotland and Fostering and Kinship Alliance Scotland, called Foundations for Families. Read more
TV presenter and author Dilly Carter joins up with Adoption UK

Dilly Carter, presenter on the hit BBC show Sort Your Life Out, has this week become an ambassador for Adoption UK. Read more
First minister apologises for forced adoptions in Scotland

Adoption UK welcomes First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s apology to women who were forced to give their babies up for adoption in the 1950s, 60s and 70s, as well as those children who were adopted through this practice and their fathers. Read more
Mother’s Day, DNA and bunions

R writes about Mother's Day from the perspective of an adopted person in 'Mother's Day, DNA and Bunions'. Read more
Lifeline community groups celebrated this Kinship Care Week

Peer support groups offer help, advice and emotional support to kinship carers across Scotland. Read more
Adoption UK rated Good by OFSTED

Following our recent OFSTED inspection, we're pleased that Adoption UK has been rated as Good for our services in England. Read more

Our impact

62

6000

£80,224.41

News and blog posts