Amendments
September 2024
Updated Chapters | |
Chapter Name | Details |
Recruitment, Assessment and Approval of Prospective Adopters | This chapter has been reviewed locally and updated where required. |
Inter Country Adoption | This chapter has been updated. |
Next Update: March 2025 |
March 2024
Updated Chapters | |
Chapter Name | Details |
Recruitment, Assessment and Approval of Prospective Adopters | This chapter has been reviewed and refreshed where required. |
Placement for Adoption | This chapter has been refreshed. |
September 2023
Updated Chapters | |
Chapter Name | Details |
Early Permanence: Fostering for Adoption, Concurrent Planning and Temporary Approval as Foster Carers of Approved Prospective Adopters | This chapter has been refreshed and a link has been added to National Early Permanence Practice Standards (Coram Centre for Early Permanence). |
March 2023
Updated Chapters | |
Chapter Name | Details |
Allegations Against Prospective Adopters and in Relation to Children Placed for Adoption or Already Adopted | This chapter has been amended in line with revised Keeping Children Safe in Education. A new Section 2, The Difference Between an Allegation of Harm and a Concern has also been added. |
September 2022
Updated Chapters | |
Chapter Name | Details |
Recruitment, Assessment and Approval of Prospective Adopters | This chapter has been refreshed. |
Adoption Panel | This chapter has been refreshed. |
Allegations Against Prospective Adopters and in Relation to Children Placed for Adoption or Already Adopted | This chapter has been refreshed. |
Placement for Adoption | This chapter has been refreshed. |
Adoption Support | This chapter has been refreshed. |
Disruption of Adoptive Placements | This chapter has been refreshed. |
New Chapters and Features | |
Chapter Name | Details |
Safeguarding and Child Protection | This chapter has been added to the procedures manual. |
March 2022
Updated Chapters | |
Chapter Name | Details |
Statement of Purpose | This PDF has been updated. |
Assessment and Approvals of Prospective Adopters | A revised link has been made to Prepare for a review panel: adopters and foster carers. |