Adoption
Adoption
Definition
Adoption is a way of providing new families for children who cannot be brought up by their biological parents. The adoptive parents take on the legal responsibility for the child, and the child becomes a full member of a new family, usually taking the new family name. Once an adoption order has been granted, it cannot be reversed except in extremely rare circumstances. Adoption means that an adopted child loses all legal ties with their birth parents and becomes a full member of their new family, usually taking the family’s name. Links with the birth family may be maintained.
Policies and legislation
Adoption and Children Act 2002: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/38/contents
Good practice examples
Frequently asked questions on Nottingham City Council’s websitehttp://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=357
North Lanarkshire Council’s adoption and fostering web pageshttp://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=3035
Devon’s guide to adoption http://www.devon.gov.uk/adoption.htm
Useful links
British Association of Adoption and Fostering http://www.baaf.org.uk/
Adoption UK http://www.adoptionuk.org/
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