The Response from Nagalro in response to the policy paper Adoption: A vision for change (Department of Education, March 2016) 11 May 2016 This is an open response from Nagalro, produced here with permission, thanks and total agreement – Sarah Phillimore. We are concerned that despite the intention to ‘strengthen families’, no more is said on […]
I am a passionate believer in the value of adoption in appropriate circumstances… But I fear that, in making all those orders, I never gave much attention to the emotional repercussions of them. In particular I fear that I failed fully to appreciate that an adoption order is not just a necessary arrangement for the […]
This post looks at the law in cases following the parents separation, when the parents can’t agree about how the children should spend time with each of them. In cases where there is no evidence that contact with a non-resident parent would harm a child yet the resident parent claims contact would not be in […]
But why have adoption at all? What is wrong with fostering? Then mistakes can be put right later. A child in foster care will be placed with parents’ consent under section 20 of the Children Act or because a care order was made. The parents will retain their parental responsibility. Foster carers are trained professionals […]
If there are no targets to take children into care, then say so. What’s so hard about that? And if you won’t say so, why not? The issue of ‘adoption targets’ and bonuses paid to social workers has for some years now been a feature of the intense feelings of distrust and dislike many feel […]
Here we look at the concept of ‘forced adoption’ I am a passionate believer in the value of adoption in appropriate circumstances… But I fear that, in making all those orders, I never gave much attention to the emotional repercussions of them. In particular I fear that I failed fully to appreciate that an adoption […]