Adoption has been thrust into the spotlight in the past year. From new adoption league tables for local authorities to Martin Narey's appointment as adoption tsar, the government has laid bare its ambition to boost the number of looked-after children who end up in adoptive homes.
But the issue of contact with birth families for adopted children and children in care has received little attention amid the emphasis on finding them a permanent home in which to live.
The quality of provision for supervised contact sessions has been notoriously patchy across the country – with a lack of consistent planning and support being an unfortunate experience for many children and families.
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