Children’s minister Edward Timpson has said the controversial plans will help to speed up the adoption process Councils creating regional adoption agencies will be boosted by £4.5m extra funding, the Department for … Government commits £4.5m to help set up of regional adoption agencies
20 July 2015
The Government has pledged £30m to speed up finding adoptive parents for children in care in England. The money will be provided this year to local authorities to cover costs … £30m for quicker adoptions
20 July 2015
Children and Families Minister, Edward Timpson joined F4A for a special webcast last Friday and talked about his personal experience of adoption, the government’s adoption reforms and the new Adoption … Children and Families Minister, Edward Timpson interview with first 4 adoption.
23 June 2015
Adopters for Adoption would like to offer their congratulations to Nicky Campbell on his OBE The Express and Star today reports today about Broadcaster Nicky Campbell who has said he is “supremely … Nicky Campbell awarded OBE
15 June 2015
First 4 Adoption have announced that Children’s Minister, Edward Timpson will be joining them for a special webcast next Wednesday 17th June at 6pm. He’ll be talking about his personal … First 4 Adoption ‘Meet the Minister’ webcast
12 June 2015
Children awaiting adoption could soon benefit from being placed with a family far quicker under a new approach that will open up a greater number of potential adopters for every … Local Authorities to combine adoption services to help speed up the family-finding process
8 June 2015
CYPN report that Edward Timpson has been appointed as minister of state for children and families at the Department for Education in the new majority Conservative government. Timpson, who was … Edward Timpson reappointed as children’s minister
14 May 2015
The Adoption Support Fund (ASF), available nationally from 1 May 2015 has been established to provide a range of new services to help parents obtain therapeutic services for their adopted … Adoption Support Fund (ASF) available from 1 May 2015
7 May 2015
The Conservative Party manifesto has vowed to continue adoption reforms started in coalition. A Conservative government would create regional adoption agencies that work across local authority boundaries, the party’s manifesto … Conservatives pledge to create regional adoption agencies
16 April 2015
From 5th April 2015, there are a number of changes to adoption leave and pay, as well as the introduction of shared parental leave, all of which are positive for … Changes to Adoption Leave and Pay
14 April 2015
CYPN reports that The children’s charity partnership set up two years ago to boost links between the voluntary sector and government is to be extended for another year. The Children’s … DfE extends Children’s Strategic Partnership backing
26 March 2015
The Department commissioned the British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF) to identify emerging good practice on how schools are using the pupil premium to support adopted children during the … PUPIL PREMIUM AND CHILDREN ADOPTED FROM CARE: CASE STUDIES
26 March 2015