This chapter was updated in July 2025 to include a link to the Disclosure and Barring Service Guidance Leaflets (GOV.UK) in the Related Guidance Section.

Recruitment, Assessment and Approval of Prospective Adopters

This chapter was updated in July 2025 with a link to DBS guidance leaflets (GOV.UK) in Section 4.4, Concluding the Investigation.

Allegations Against Prospective Adopters and in Relation to Children Placed for Adoption or Already Adopted

In January 2025, information was added to Section 3, Stage One - The Pre-Assessment Process with details on how to request information about an applicant from Ofsted.

Section 4.2, Procedural Fairness was updated in January 2025 in line with case-law.

Placement for Adoption

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