Guidance

Intercountry adoption: exception requests

Information about exception requests to adopt children from countries with special restrictions.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 12 March 2021
• Last updated: 3 April 2023 — See all updates

Applies to England, Northern Ireland and Wales

Documents

Exception requests: adoptions from countries with special restrictions

PDF, 169 KB, 10 pages

Details

This document is for prospective adopters explaining the Department for Education’s process for handling exception requests to adopt children from countries where special restrictions are in place.

Published 12 March 2021
Last updated 3 April 2023 + show all updates

1. 3 April 2023

   'Exception requests: adoptions from countries with special restrictions' has been updated to reflect policy changes on how exception requests are processed.

2. 12 March 2021

   First published.