The theme of the event was 21st century adoption. It was a great opportunity to have a dialogue with our voluntary sector partners about the collective vision for adoption and how we can best meet the needs of children and young people going forward.
In recent years, the number of children who leave care via adoption has fallen. By far, the majority of children who leave care return home and we have seen a rise in other permanence options, particularly special guardianship orders. While adoption will always be the right permanence option for some children, this is now set in a much broader context of what permanence means to children, families and professionals and ADCS will always advocate for the right home, for the right child, at the right time, with the right support.
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