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 ...

Two women, who were adopted as babies, have shared their stories to spotlight the "life-long impact" of adoption. Adele Gardner and Grace Payne feature in a documentary directed by Rwandan-born ...

A charity is calling for an independent review of adoption support in England, warning that the current system is failing adopted children. Adoption UK is urging the Government to create a new ...

The government has admitted to the BBC that the adoption system "needs to improve", saying too many parents are currently left isolated in a "system that doesn't understand them". Josh MacAlister, the ...

Charities have criticised the government for cutting the amount of funding families in England can access to pay for therapy for adopted children by 40%. Adoption UK said the news was "distressing" ...

A Christian charity has called for "meaningful action" from the British government after Prime Minister Keir Starmer apologised for historic forced adoption practices in England. On Thursday (July 2), ...

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Adoption UK is urging the Government to create a new national adoption strategy. Adoption UK is urging the Government to create a new national adoption strategy (Alamy/PA) A charity is calling for an ...