St Andrew's Children's Society

Address: 7 John's Lane,

Edinburgh EH6 7EL, UK

Ofsted: CS2004080788

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Post-Commencement Documents

Resources to help professionals support adults adoped after 30 December 2005 who would like to access their adoption records and/or find their birth relatives.
Unconscious Bias series: Developing Professional Curiosity in Relation to Muslim Children in Care

Expert-led training session with Dr Sariya Cheruvallil-Contractor, Coventry University
Purchase your documents

Complete your purchase of post-commencement guidance documents for LAs and RAAs (England) or regions (Wales).
Adoption Placements of Children from Black And Minority Ethnic Backgrounds (BAME)

Practice webinar co-delivered with Action for Children

Parents and Children Together (PACT) - London

PACT, London, SW1P 4AU
Parents and Children Together (PACT) - Brighton

PACT, Brighton, BN1 3XG
Barnardo's Adoption West

222 Eccles Old Road, Salford, Manchester, M6 8AL
Birmingham Children's Trust

1 Lancaster Circus, Birmingham West Midlands, B4 7DJ
St. Andrew's Children's Society Aberdeen

St Andrew’s Children’s Society West Lodge Greenwell Road Aberdeen AB12 3AX
Caritas Care Manchester
Together for Children Adoption
Yorkshire Adoption Agency

Loversall Court, Clayfields Tickhill Road, Balby, Doncaster South Yorkshire, DN4 8QG
St Margaret's Adoption

26 Newton Place, Glasgow G3 7PY, United Kingdom
St Francis Children's Society

Buckinghamshire, 48 Newport Road, Woolstone MK15 0AA, United Kingdom

Thinking about adoption

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

Find out how to begin your adoption journey and the processes involved in adopting.
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 and/or have no debt to adopt
Birth families can get a child back after the court has made an adoption order
You have to wait longer to adopt a child through a VAA as they don’t have the children awaiting adoption
Research to be published on effective therapeutic intervention for older adopted children

This #NationalAdoptionWeek, our focus at CVAA is on the importance of #AdopterChoice. Prospective adopters have many options when deciding on an agency, and one of many important things to consider is the availability of adoption support services.
Do social workers get a bonus each time they recommend a child is placed for adoption?