Adoption is the legal process by which a child who cannot be brought up within their birth family becomes a full, permanent and legal member of their new family. Adopters become the child's legal parents with the same rights and responsibilities as if the child was born to them. Read more
Through our membership and public events, we support and connect adopted people, adoptive parents, prospective adopters and the community around children who cannot live with their birth parents. Read more
We campaign to ensure that the right support is available at the right time for children who cannot live with their birth families, from childhood into adulthood. Our focus is adoption; we also support kinship care and early permanence. Read more
Every pound you raise, alongside contributions from your friends, colleagues, and family, makes a huge difference. Your efforts help us create bright futures and better tomorrows for the adoptive community. 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.
As a member of Adoption UK, you can access a whole host of resources, webinars, support & community networks.
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Working Families CEO, Jane van Zyl, talks about flexible working – what it really means, how it can improve the health and wellbeing of adoptive parents and carers, what to ask for and your rights. Read more
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Yesterday’s General Election saw Labour return to power after 14 years in opposition. This holds a significant opportunity for the party to set out how it will deliver on its manifesto commitment to ‘support children in care, including through kinship, foster care, and adoption’. Read more
The recent publication of The Promise Plan 24-30 is a welcome next step for those organisations working towards keeping The Promise in Scotland, continuing the critical centering of voices of those who have both lived, and currently live within the care system. Read more
As part of our Breaking the Barriers to school attendance campaign, Kate Cox a non-practising solicitor for IPSEA, the leading charity advising on English SEND law, and an adoptive parent has written a guest blog. Kate broadly outlines what support adopted children with special educational needs are legally entitled to in England and what parents and carers can do if their child needs more support. Read more
This week saw the publication of most of the main political parties’ manifestos, setting out their key policy priorities should they become elected to form the next government when the country goes to the polls on 4th July. Read more