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The Guardian reports on Devon Adoption and how they won local authority adoption team of the year The government’s reforms to adoption have been a challenge to many local authorities. The … Adoptive parents need to be supported to help their child grieve for the past

Martin Narey hopes the document will reassure social workers that the law on adoption has not changed following recent judgements Children are missing out on the chance to be adopted … Government publishes guide to bust adoption law myths and misconceptions

Children and Young People Now reports that The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has called for the free childcare offer to be extended to all one- and two-year-olds to improve … Extend free childcare to boost economy, says CBI

During adoption week, some children will be featured on This Morning on ITV1 Information about them will also be available on the BAAF website for a short period of time, with the opportunity to … Finding families for children

Since its launch in 1997, National Adoption Week has gone from strength to strength, reaching people across the UK wanting to know if they can adopt. This year’s National Adoption … National Adoption Week 3 – 9 November 2014

The British Association for Adoption and Fostering is launching a post-qualifying programme in adoption to plug the skills gap The British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF) is setting up … Increasing demand for adoption experts prompts new social work course

Academics Brigid Featherstone and Paul Bywaters look deeper into recently published figures about looked after children. The Department for Education (DfE) published keystatistics last week on the care population, identifying … An ideological approach to adoption figures means we are missing important trends

TACT’s chief executive Andy Elvin also voiced concerns about the number of special guardianship orders (SGOs) being issued by local authorities. The government’s adoption reforms are only having an impact … Government adoption reforms only impacting on younger children, says charity

The number of children in care has risen for the fifth successive year to total nearly 69,000, latest statistics show. There are now more children in care than at any … Looked-after children and adoption numbers rise again

Children, grandchildren and other relatives of adopted adults can now trace back through their ancestors’ lives. Children, grandchildren and other relatives of adopted adults can now trace back through their … Relatives of adopted adults now able to trace family tree

The number of children placed for adoption has risen by 14 per cent over the last year, according to latest government figures. Government is attempting to streamline the adoption process. … Number of adoptions increases

Giving more children a family New figures out today show that the number of adoptions is up  in the last year, thanks to an increase in financial support to councils … New adoption figures released today