If you are interested in adoption, following an initial
telephone conversation with us we will invite you to an open
evening and/or arrange for a social worker to interview
you.
We will then also invite you to attend an adoption
preparation course, which is normally held over three or four
days.
Prior to attending this course, we will ask you to submit a
formal application.
We are legally required to carry out various checks that include
police, health and at least three personal referees. These will
contribute to the contents of a Prospective Adopter's Report
(PAR).
In order to complete the PAR a series of meetings between
yourself and a social worker will also be required in order to give
you more information about adoption and to compile a comprehensive
profile of your family's strengths, experience and understanding of
adoption.
We will require you to pay for a medical examination as we are
looking for families with good general health. However, having
certain health problems will not necessarily count against you so
please contact us on 01275 888 236 if you would like to discuss
this in confidence. The Panel's decision making will be informed by
the views of our Panel Medical Advisor.
The completed PAR will be presented to our
Adoption Panel who will then make a recommendation regarding
your approval.
If you are interested in adopting please fill in our
Adoption interest form or for further
information contact our
Adoption Team
