- 1. Adoption policy
- 2. Assessment and approval of children
- 3. Assessment and approval of adopters
- 4. Finding a family
- 5. Matching children with adopters
- 6. Reports and Authorisations
- 7. Adoption Support Services
- 8. Post Adoption Contact Schemes
- 9. Requests and notifications when approving and placing
Here you will find links to information and forms required by the adoption policy and process which are:
1. Adoption policy
- BCYPS Adoption Manual
- Statement of Purpose
- Permanency Policy
- National Adoption Standards
- National Minimum Standards – Adoption
- Adoption Recruitment Strategy
- Bristol Adoption Panel
- Letter to Foster carers who wish to adopt
2. Assessment and approval of children
- Information for parents of looked after children
- Information for parents about adoption
- Bristol Adoption Panel: A Survival Guide
- Child's Adoption Assessment Report (CARR)
- Matching Criteria
- Medical Forms
3. Assessment and approval of adopters
- Adopter's report: part 1a and part 1b
- Adopters' report: parts 2 and 5
- Adopter's report: part 4a – competencies
- Adopter's report: pro-forma for matching
- Form F3 - application for approval as inter-country adopters
- Health and safety checklist
- Dog Owner's questionnaire
- Form AH - Adult Health report
- Form AH - Adult Health, update
- Information for adopters post approval
- Family Placement social worker's guide
- Adoption Register for England and Wales
4. Finding a family
- Family Finding Plan and Checklist
- Adoption Register England and Wales
- SWAC
- Be My Parent: promoting children
- Fliers to other agencies
- Profiling children
5. Matching children with adopters
- Matching meeting Ch 3.19 Adoption Maual
- Adoption Placement Report
- Adoption Placement Plan in respect of an adoption order
- Inter-Agency Agreement - Financial arrangements
- Matching Certificate - statutory adoption leave and pay
6. Reports and Authorisations
- Report to the Court: application for a Placement Order
- Report to the Court: application for an Adoption Order
- CAFCASS: notice re parent's request for child to be adopted
- CAFCASS: request to witness consent section 19+20
- CAFCASS: request to witness consent section 20
- Parent's agreement to place a child under six weeks for adoption
- Authoristion not to notify birth parents re adoption application
7. Adoption Support Services
- Bristol Adoption Support Services (BASS) leaflet
- South West Adoption Network (SWAN) general leaflet
- South West Adoption Network (SWAN) birth parents leaflet
8. Post Adoption Direct Contact Scheme
Direct Contact Scheme
- Notes of guidance for staff
- Notes of guidance for adopters and birth relatives
- Direct contact agreement front sheet
- Direct contact agreement
- Direct contact example letter
Letter Box Indirect Contact Scheme
- Notes of guidance
- Information for adopters and birth relatives
- Frequently asked questions
- Letterbox agreement form
9. Requests and notifications when approving and placing
For further advice ring:
Jane Parrish or Bridget Simpson, Senior Practitioners (Adoption). Telephone 0117 954 8641
Kate O'Brien, Adoption Adviser, or Brenda Monksfield, Adoption Administrator, on 0117 903 7782/4
The links in the left-hand column are in strict alphabetical order.
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