A report by the House of Lords Committee on Adoption Legislation found that some adoptive parents struggle bringing up adopted children due to their complex needs, often as a result of past neglect or abuse.
The chairman of the committee, crossbench peer Baroness Butler-Sloss, said issues resulting from the early life experiences of children are “not resolved simply by being adopted”.
“We are concerned that the provision of post-adoption support is often variable and sometimes inadequate,” she said.
“Support services are critical in ensuring placement stability and in achieving the happy outcomes which adoption is designed to deliver.
“We recommend a statutory duty on local authorities and other service commissioning bodies to ensure the provision of post-adoption support.
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