Adoption is just one of the many routes that prospective parents (queer or otherwise) can take to form a family. But it is not aways seen as a first option with many choosing to opt for surrogacy, in ...

A huge increase in IVF use among British couples has caused adoption rates to plummet, even as the number of children in care remains at record highs. Three-parent babies: what you need to know about ...

Local authorities will be asked only to refer selected children to the national adoption register, in an attempt to boost the number of successful matches. Last week, Baaf Adoption and Fostering was ...

ON WEDNESDAY January 21 Adoption Matters will be among the Voluntary Adoption Agencies (VAAs) from across the UK taking part in the annual Big Adoption Day, highlighting the work they do to find ...

In the UK we adopt more children against the birth parent's wishes than any other European state. This partly reflects a shift in government policy. In the 2000s New Labour backed investment in ...

Sarah-Jane Smedmor is ADCS Eastern regional representative and executive director of children and young people's services, Suffolk County Council With all of the change and opportunities happening ...