Intercountry Adoption

(asked on 21st May 2018) - View Source

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to support families in adopting children from overseas.


Answered by
Nadhim Zahawi Portrait
Nadhim Zahawi
This question was answered on 30th May 2018

The Department for Education provides a service to process intercountry adoption cases in accordance with the legislative framework. We provide prospective adopters with information and guidance on the intercountry process but do not provide legal advice on individual cases and independent legal advice may need to be obtained. Prospective adopters habitually resident in the UK, who wish to undertake an intercountry adoption need to be assessed and approved by a registered adoption agency, which will support them through the process.

Information on the intercountry adoption process can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/child-adoption/adopting-a-child-from-overseas.

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