Adoption and Children Act 2002 (UK)

Product Information

If you are not currently working, or not in direct practice, you could think about how your CPD activity might benefit people you come into contact with or the profession as a whole. g. the benefits to the child of the relationship continuing, the ability of the relatives to provide the child with a secure home). The views and wishes of members of the extended family are also likely to be relevant, and the social worker must consider whom to approach. Contribute to an open and creative learning culture in the workplace to discuss, reflect on and share best practice.

Adoption can include ongoing contact between the birth parents and the adoptive family, either directly (face to face, by phone) or indirectly (via a confidential letterbox). Special guardianship provisions were passed into law by statutory instrument in 2005 and came into force in 2006. To introduce a new independent review mechanism for prospective adopters who feel they have been turned down unfairly.Adoption agencies have a discretion to disclose information, which is not 'protected information', to an adult adopter or other persons including the birth parents - e. The second stage relating to inter-country adoptions came into effect on 1st June 2003 and the third stage relating to Adoption Support Services was implemented on the 31st October 2003. Section 3 of the Children and Families Act 2014 repealed this section and therefore removed the statutory requirement to give due consideration to this range of factors when matching children with potential adopters. Incorporate feedback from a range of sources, including from people with lived experience of my social work practice. A person in respect of whom a decision has been made regarding adoption will be able to apply to a review panel for a review of the decision.

If you are low-income and/or in receipt of certain benefits, you may be eligible for a fee exemption/reduction by submitting an EX160. The Adoption and Children Act 2002 is a law that allows unmarried or married people and same-sex couples in England and Wales to adopt children.There are effective processes in place to address, challenge and monitor the quality of practice - see Adoption: messages from inspections of adoption agencies (CSCI, 2006) at www. Please let us know what information or advice pages you would find useful and we will put them in place. Even if such consent is not required, the report’s author must make every reasonable effort to ascertain their views and wishes regarding the proposed adoption, as well as gather information about them for inclusion in the report. Section 44 of the Act, which allowed gay couples to adopt, was subject to considerable controversy and faced strong opposition in Parliament: on 16 October 2002, the House of Lords, during consideration of the Bill, passed with 196 votes in favour and 162 against an amendment which would have only allowed straight married couples to adopt.

This does not constitute legal advice, and is not intended to be a substitute for legal counsel on any subject matter. A close relative or private foster carer may apply for non-agency adoption if the child has lived with the applicant or, in the case of a couple, with one or both of them for at least three years (whether continuous or not) in the five years preceding the application.They can apply for this under Schedule 2 of the Adoption and Children Act, which has replaced section 51, Adoption Act 1976. Changes to legislation: The adoption and Children Act 2002 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 16 July 2021.