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Michelle Donelan has been appointed caretaker Children and Families Minister as recently appointed minister, Kemi Badenoch, begins her maternity leave. Read more
As thousands of pupils receive their GCSE results today, three adopted siblings who carved out successful careers despite not doing well at school, hope their stories will encourage others in the same boat. Read more
Adoption UK welcomes a Care Inspectorate report which shows 92% of adoption services in Scotland, relating to Care and Support, were evaluated as ‘good’ or better by inspectors, but the charity calls for more consistency across the nation. Read more
Kemi Badenoch has been appointed Children and Families Minister as part of the new Prime Ministers’ drastic reshuffle. Read more
An improvement in the support offered to adoptive families has been identified as part of the latest evaluation of the regionalisation of adoption. Read more
The Adoption Support Fund (ASF) is having an overwhelmingly positive impact for adoptive families across England, according to an evaluation commissioned by the Department for Education. Read more
A cross-party group of MPs and Peers is calling on the next Prime Minister to make a decade-long commitment to funding vital support services for adoptive and special guardianship families, up until 2030. Read more
Politicians, adoptive parents and a range of professionals gathered in Westminster on Tuesday 2 July for the official launch of the Adoption Barometer. Read more
Adoption UK today publishes The Adoption Barometer revealing that adopted children are twice as likely not to be in employment, education or training (NEET) as their peers, 16% of them have had contact with the criminal justice system and 39% have needed help from mental health services. Read more
FASD Hub Scotland is a new service which has been launched today (18 June) by Adoption UK Scotland. Read more
Adoption UK believes an opportunity to secure additional support for adoptive families living with child on parent violence (CPV) has been missed as the Draft Domestic Abuse Bill Joint Committee published its report on the bill today (Friday). Read more
The charity Adoption UK has been awarded funding from The National Lottery Community Fund to set up a bold new project that will benefit thousands of families in England, Scotland and Wales. Read more
The most vulnerable children in our schools are those who are most likely to be excluded - this finding of the long-awaited Timpson review on exclusions from school will be no surprise to those who care for, or work with care-experienced children and young people. Read more
A cross-party group of MPs and Peers has opened an inquiry into the future of post-adoption support in England. Read more