Consultations

We engage with key stakeholders through formal consultations as well as through campaigning and lobbying.

April 2019 – Draft Domestic Abuse Bill: Adoption UK’s submits evidence to the Draft Domestic Abuse Bill Joint Committee

May 2018 - Exclusions Review - call for evidence: Adoption UK's response to the Department for Education commissioned review into school exclusions.

December 2017 - Adverse Childhood experiences: Adoption UK's response to the inquiry into Adverse Childhood Experiences.

June 2017 - Adoption UK’s response to the National fostering stocktake: a review of the fostering system in England.

December 2015 - Local area SEND consultation the inspection of local areas’ effectiveness in identifying and meeting the needs of disabled children and young people and those who have special educational needs.

July 2015 - NICE (The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) consultation on ‘Children’s Attachment; attachment in children and young people who are adopted from care, in care or at risk of going into care.’

See our response to the NICE consultation.

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Prioritising adoption

The new year has started with a bang in adoption circles in England. Children’s Minister Michelle Donelan has written to every council in England directing them to prioritise adoption for children whose best interests are served by an adoption plan, and urging them to redouble their efforts to recruit more prospective adopters.
Children’s Minister confirms adoption is priority for new government

Children’s Minister Michelle Donelan has written to all Directors of Children’s Services expressing concern about falling numbers of adoptions.
Support fund for adoptive families to receive £5m increase

Adoption UK is delighted that lifesaving support for adoptive families in England is to be boosted by an extra £5 million injection next year - but the charity warns a long-term commitment is still crucial.