Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to provide assistance with the adoption process to British nationals who adopt foreign-born children.

The Department for Education is responsible for legislation in relation to intercountry adoption; and provides guidance on the process. The Department does not provide advice on individual cases and independent legal advice may need to be sought. Prospective adopters habitually resident in the UK, who wish to undertake an intercountry adoption need to register with a UK adoption agency, who will lead them through the process.

Information on the intercountry adoption process can be found using the following link:

https://www.gov.uk/child-adoption/adopting-a-child-from-overseas