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First4Adoption is an excellent and free resource for anyone wishing to find out more about adoption in England. On the First4Adoption website you will find:

The Adopter Hub is an online resource developed and run by PACT, an Ofsted ‘Outstanding’ VAA.

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#CareDay20: Celebrating care-experienced people and #Reimagining the care system

Care Day is the world’s biggest celebration of children and young people with care experience, with this year’s theme focussed on #Reimagining the care system.
Trustee / Treasurer

PACT
Adoption Social Worker

Yorkshire Adoption Agency
The Challenges and Potentials of Working with Young People

Practice workshop led by Scottish Adoption and St Andrew's Children Society. The session includes participation of young people.

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Thinking about adoption

Are you thinking about adoption? Find out more about adoption and its processes on our website.
The adoption process

Find out the processes involved when beginning your adoption journey.
Minister for Children and Families (England) strengthens new government’s commitment to children and adoption

The Minister for Children and Families, Michelle Donelan MP, has written to all local authorities (LAs) to ensure that they are considering adoption and welcoming prospective adopters.
Find your nearest agency

Use our agency finder tool to find your nearest voluntary adoption agency
Why adopt through a VAA?

Why chose a Voluntary Adoption Agency to start your adoption journey?
You have to be well-off to adopt
You have to wait longer to adopt a child through a VAA as they don’t have the children awaiting adoption
Birth families can get a child back after the court has made an adoption order
If we're approved to adopt, we won't have any say in the child(ren) we are matched with
I’m too old to adopt a child