Department for Education
Adoption Reform Update – November 2015

Welcome
Welcome to our November issue of the Adoption Reform Update. In this issue, we inform you of the Prime Minister’s announcement on adoption, and we update you on regional adoption agency projects. We also note NICE’s guidelines published […]

Department for Education
Adoption Reform Update – October 2015

Welcome
Hello and welcome to our October issue. We are marking National Adoption Week with important updates about regional adoption agencies, the Adoption Support Fund and, the Inter-Agency Fee. Further information is also set out in our press notice which issued […]

Department for Education
Adoption Reform Update – September 2015

Welcome
Hello and welcome to our September issue of the Adoption Reform Update. In this issue, we remind local authorities about how to access the Inter-Agency Fee announced in our July update, and include a wider reminder about contributing your views […]

Department for Education
Adoption Reform Update – July 2015

Welcome
Hello and welcome to the first Adoption Reform Update of the new parliament. The adoption reform continues to be a key priority for the government, and progress has been swift since the commencement of the new parliamentary term. Recent […]

The Department for Business Innovation & Skills (BIS) recently published technical guidance for employers on the changes to adoption leave and pay which took effect on 5 April 2015.

This report shows the changes to adoption leave and pay. The major changes are:

adoption leave becomes a ‘day 1 right’ statutory adoption pay will be […]

Department for Education
Adoption Reform Update – March 2015

Welcome
Welcome to our March issue, our first since January. Included in this issue is news about a new summary of recent guidance on the impact of court judgements on adoption, the awarding of Expansion Grants and Booster grants to […]

Achieving best practice in matching children and adopters: the leadership challenge – A series of regional roundtable events

To All Directors of Children’s Services and Chief Executives of Adoption Agencies

Purpose and focus
The College of Social Work (TCSW) is organising, on behalf of the National Adoption Leadership Board, a series of […]

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Department for Education – Press release
19 February 2015

One hundred and sixty adoptive families across the country have now benefited from essential therapy services to help their children settle into their new home, thanks to a brand new government fund.

Many adopted children have experienced difficult and traumatic experiences before being placed with […]

Department for Education
Adoption Reform Update – January 2015

Welcome
Welcome to our first issue of 2015 and Happy New Year to all our readers!

We start this issue reminding you of the item that we published in an extra update on 19 December about an Addendum […]