New national adoption service to launch in Wales
The adoption process in Wales is to be speeded up under a new national service being introduced later this year. The National Adoption Service for Wales will start in November,
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New adoption rules will take effect in July
New rules to speed up the adoption system and aim to get more children a stable, loving home without delay will come into force in July. The changes will attempt
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BAAF Scotland impresses following service inspection
SCOTLAND’S social care regulator, the Care Inspectorate, has praised an Edinburgh-based fostering and adoption service. The services, provided by BAAF (Scotland), received top marks across the board at two consecutive
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TV documentary to feature work of adoption social workers
The profoundly life changing process of adoption is uncovered in this new four part series, which starts tonight on ITV. ‘Wanted: A Family Of My Own’ follows the stories of
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Report reveals adoption breakdown rate highest with teenagers
The most comprehensive study ever to be carried out into adoption in England has confirmed that the rate of breakdown is lower than anticipated, but it also reveals a stark
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Adoption agency ruling ‘kicks a hole through Equality Act’
The National Secular Society has warned that a decision by the Scottish Charities Appeal Panel (SCAP) about a Catholic adoption agency that discriminates against gay couples “kicks a hole right
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Curriculum framework to improve fostering and adoption training
The College of Social Work has launched a new continuing professional development training guide which is designed to improve and standardise social worker training in fostering and adoption. The College’s
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