Waiting to be parents: adopters' experiences of being recruited

In 2010 we carried out a survey of our membership to understand their experiences of being recruited as adopters and of the assessment and preparation process.

Download the report:

Waiting to be Parents - Adopters' Experiences of Being Recruited.pdf

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Making membership more rewarding – our gift to you

We are extremely excited to announce a number of new Adoption UK membership benefits which we are providing as a direct result of what YOU told us.
Huge discrepancies in adoption rates in some areas, BBC reports

A news investigation by BBC Radio 4’s Today programme reported that almost one in every 50 children born in Southampton in 2011-2012 was put up for adoption.
Adoption UK trainer Bob Barnes receives British Empire Medal

A former Adoption UK trainer who has trained hundreds of adoptive parents and professional staff for the charity over a 16-year period will receive the British Empire Medal in the 2018 Queen’s Birthday Honours list.
Annual Conference 2018

Early Bird tickets now on sale for our Annual Conference.

Meeting the needs of adopted and permanently placed children

Adoption UK’s guide Meeting the needs of adopted and permanently placed children - A guide for adoptive parents includes information about Virtual School Heads (VSHs), Designated Teachers (DTs), Priority School Admission and Pupil Premium Plus (PP+).
Beyond the Adoption Order - Wales

The Welsh Government commissioned Bristol University to undertake research into adoption disruption in Wales.
The Care Inquiry Report: Making not breaking - building relationships for our most vulnerable children

Making not breaking: building relationships for our most vulnerable children. Eight leading charities joined forces to launch an inquiry into how best to provide stable and permanent homes for children in England who cannot live with their birth families.
England's Adoption Leadership Board publishes 'myth busting' guides

At the end of 2014, England's National Adoption Leadership Board issued guidelines in response to several court judgements on adoption.
The provision and experience of adoption support services in Wales

Perspectives from adoption agencies and adoptive parents. The report was commissioned by the Welsh Government.
Beyond the Adoption Order: challenges, interventions and adoption disruption

DfE (Department for Education) report, written by Julie Selwyn, Dinithi Wijedasa, and Sarah Meakings.
Listen Up - report

In 2013 we surveyed our members in N. Ireland about their experience of the adoption journey.
It takes a village to raise a child

Research has shown that adoption offers a child far more stability than other forms of care and better outcomes, across a range of measures.