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This document contains the following information: Adoption: a new approach.
First published during the 1997 to 2001 Labour government
The adoption process - eligibility, assessment, adoption agencies, adoption court orders, overseas adoptions and the rights of birth parents.
To be adopted, a child must: be under the age of 18 when the adoption…
To adopt a child you can go through either: an adoption agency that’s part…
Once the agency gets your application it will do the following: Invite you…
To make an adoption legal, you need to apply for an adoption court order.…
You need to tell your local council if you want to adopt your spouse’s or…
You can adopt a child from overseas if: they cannot be cared for in a safe…
For another couple (or person) to adopt your child, you normally have to…
Revised process for Phase 2 investigations will apply to new merger cases opened from today.
The government's strategy to deliver excellence in adoption services across England.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Employer guide to Statutory Adoption Pay and Leave - entitlement, eligibility, notice period, proof of adoption, recover statutory pay
Your Statutory Adoption Pay and Leave - what you get, how to claim and eligibility
This publication sets out how the government is raising standards of local authority care for adoptive families and improving best practice.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Immigration staff guidance on considering applications for entry or leave as an adopted child or a child coming to the UK for adoption.
How to register an overseas adoption in the Adopted Children Register.
What the fund is for and how to apply for it.
This consultation sought views on Defra's proposals to implement an automatic adoption process for all **new** sewers and lateral drains, supported by national build standards, which are provided for in Section 42 of the Flood and Water Management Act (2010).
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
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