What is adoption?
Adoption is where the child/young person placed in your home becomes a member of your family through a legal Adoption Order granted by a Sheriff. The new parent or parents take on all the rights and responsibilities of natural parents. The adopted child takes the name of the family and becomes a permanent member of that family just as a birth child does.
Prospective adopters can apply to be considered to adopt children within specific age ranges and the number of children if able to take a sibling group.
It is policy within the Authority to approve some adopters as foster carers in order to place the child as early as possible. It is discussed fully with potential adopters during the assessment but we have found that most of our adopters are prepared to take this risk. The legal situation is fully explained at the point of placement so that people can make an informed decision.
Who to contact about adoption
If you would like to talk to someone about adoption and fostering or find out more information about the process you can call our Social Care number on 01546 605517 or email fpduty@argyll-bute.gov.uk.
Useful contacts and links for fostering and adoption
°ÄÃÅ×î×¼ËIJ»Ïñ Family Placement Team
Contact: FPDuty@argyll-Bute.gov.uk
Offering support, information and advice, recruitment opportunities and post adoption support to all residents of °ÄÃÅ×î×¼ËIJ»Ïñ and Bute involved in fostering and/or adoption.
Corambaaf
Supporting agencies and professionals who work with children and young people.
Website:
°ÄÃÅ×î×¼ËIJ»Ïñ Family Placement Team
Contact: FPDuty@argyll-Bute.gov.uk
Offering support, information and advice, recruitment opportunities and post adoption support to all residents of °ÄÃÅ×î×¼ËIJ»Ïñ and Bute involved in fostering and/or adoption.
Corambaaf
Supporting agencies and professionals who work with children and young people.
Website:
Alliance of Fostering and Adoption
Phone: 0131 322 8490
Scotlands Adoption Register
Contact:
Stand up for Siblings
Give more information about the needs of siblings in care
Contact:
Birthlink
21 Castle Street, Edinburgh EH2 3DN
Phone: 0131 225 6441
Email: mail@birthlink.org.uk
Website:
Scotland’s Adoption Support Service (SASS)
Barnardo's Scotland Adoption Support Service
Building 10000, Academy Park, Gower Street, Glasgow G51 1PR
Email sass@barnardos.org.uk
Telephone: 0141 419-4796
Website:
St Margaret's Catholic Adoption Agency
Bath Street, Glasgow
Phone: 0131 332 8371
Email: info@stmargaret'sadoption.org.uk
Adoption U.K.
Phone 0131 322 8500
Email admin@adoptionuk.org.uk
Website
Barnardo's
Building 10000, Academy Park, Gower Street, Glasgow G51 1PR
Phone: 0141 419 4700
Website:
Fostering Network
Ingram House, 2nd floor, 227 Ingram Street, Glasgow G1 1DA
Phone: 0141 204 1400
Email: info@fostering.net
Scottish Adoption
161 Constitution Street, Leith, Edinburgh EH6 7AD
Phone: 0131 553 5060
Email: info@scottishadoption.org
Hands on Scotland
Hands on Scotland is an online resource for anybody working with or caring for children and young people. The website provides practical information and techniques on how to respond helpfully to children and young people's troubling behaviour and offers advice and activities on how to help them flourish.
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