Guidance
Intercountry adoption: exception requests
Information about exception requests to adopt children from countries with special restrictions.
Applies to England, Northern Ireland and Wales
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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.
Updates to this page
Published 12 March 2021
Last updated 3 April 2023
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'Exception requests: adoptions from countries with special restrictions' has been updated to reflect policy changes on how exception requests are processed.
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