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Adoption must be about the best interests of the child rather than adopters’ needs. Picture: Viacheslav Yakobchuk

Analysis 27 February 2024

Changes to turn tide on adoption decline

Applications made by local authorities were much more likely to be successful than those made by parents. Picture: Prostock Studio/Adobe Stock

Research 27 June 2023

The Discharge of Care Orders: A Study of England and Wales

‘Special play’ encourages parents to follow their children’s lead for a time each day. Picture: Arsenii/Adobe Stock

Best Practice 28 March 2023

Proven strategies benefit adoptive parents

Reforms include a target to recruit 9,000 foster carers over the next three years. Picture: Davit85/Adobe Stock

Analysis 1 June 2022

Care Review: key proposals for the children’s services workforce

Liverpool City Region’s six councils took the key messages from the Care Experienced Conference to create a ‘Shared Pledge’ to improve work with young people in care. Picture: Lightfield Studios/Adobe Stock

Features 27 April 2022

Putting the Care Pledge into Practice

Jules Hillier: "Good-quality contact arrangements between children and their birth families can be vital to children’s wellbeing"

Opinion 22 December 2021

Time to deliver on ‘letterbox’ contact

Concerns have been raised around the effectiveness of the ‘letterbox’ system of contact. Picture: Matthew Ashmore/Adobe Stock

Analysis 30 November 2021

Post-adoption contact set to go digital

The welfare of the adopted person must be considered. Picture: PheelingsMedia/Adobe Stock

Features 28 September 2021

Legal Update: Post-commencement adoptions

Teenagers can find their birth family on social media. Pictire: Pixel-Shot/Adobe Stock

Features 29 June 2021

Legal Update: Social media and adoption

The Independent Review of Children’s Social Care officially launched on 1 March and will reportedly take 12 to 15 months to complete. Picture: Seventyfour/Adobe Stock

Features 30 March 2021

The reports and investigations set to shape direction of Care Review

Fiona Duncan: care experiences were central to the Independent Care Review in Scotland. Picture: Matthew McGoldrick

Analysis 23 February 2021

Lessons for England from Scots’ review

Survivors of trauma may have specific needs that must be met to help them access services. Picture: Thingamajiggs/Adobe Stock

Features 23 February 2021

Trauma-informed Practice: Special Report

Care-experienced young people at a participation session run by charity Become. Picture: Become

Analysis 26 January 2021

Care experts outline ambitions

The adoption sector has become a leader in embedding anti-discriminatory approaches to tackle racism, sexism and homophobia across training, policy and practice. Picture: First 4 Adoption

Features 5 January 2021

Four decades of adoption & fostering

Adoption UK says many vulnerable children may need extra support when schools fully reopen. Picture: Adobe Stock

News 4 May 2020

Charity calls for extra support for adopted children on return to school

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