A couple who adopted a “neglected, starved little girl” have complained to a High Court judge about the behaviour of the youngster’s birth mother. The couple told Mr Justice Peter
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The Welsh Government has announced restructuring plans for adoption and fostering services in Wales following the closure of the British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF) Cymru, it was announced
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A 14-year-old girl has won a “highly exceptional” legal ruling revoking an adoption order made more than ten years ago. The teenager was also given the go-ahead by a High
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The British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF) has announced that it has closed and some of its functions will transfer to children’s charity and adoption and fostering agency, Coram,
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A man who was abusive to a social services manager after his son was placed for adoption has been given a suspended jail term. Kaine Hancock was given a six-month
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A Survation poll commissioned by the British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF) reveals that 91% of the UK adult population don’t know what private fostering is. BAAF and ECPAT
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The Government has committed £30 million to finding adoptive parents for children in care. Prime Minister David Cameron and Chancellor George Osborne want to speed up the process of finding
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A new report from the University of Bristol into adoption disruption in Wales reveals adoptive parents were unable to access support for their children, spoke of their isolation and gave
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BASW’s vice chair Maggie Mellon has described a fall in adoption orders following two landmark family court judgements as an opportunity to stop and think about what is really happening
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Ofsted have published updated versions of datasets which are disclosed as a result of Freedom of Information requests. Some information which is requested is exempt from disclosure to the public
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