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.

Latest

Education Mentor – Hertfordshire Schools
DfE gives to RAAs in a bid to find more adoptive parents.

The Department for Education has given £645,000 to regional adoption agencies (RAAs) in a bid to find more adoptive parents.
Call for long-term commitment to lifesaving support fund

Adoption UK is delighted that “lifesaving” support for adoptive families will continue for another year but warns a long-term commitment is still crucial.
Let's have an honest conversation about adoption in National Adoption Week

#YouCanAdopt is the theme of this year’s National Adoption Week for England. With children waiting for adoptive homes outnumbering prospective adopters by more than 2:1, there’s an urgent need to encourage more adopters to come forward. So what should a potential adopter in the #YouCanAdopt blizzard of National Adoption Week be thinking about?