There are currently around 4,000 children in the UK waiting for a family. The Government wants to increase the numbers of children being adopted and to reduce delays. On average, children wait almost two years between entering care and finding a family. In 2012, the Department for Education published 'An Action Plan for Adoption: Tackling Delay'. The Children and Families Bill responds to issues raised, including:
In addition, the Government has launched the First4Adoption Information line (0300 222 0022) to guide people through the adoption process, including the range of approaches to family finding, such as: Be My Parent magazine, available in print and online (http://www.bemyparent.org.uk/); Adoption Exchange Days, (http://www.adoptionregister.org.uk/site/page.aspx?pid=49) and Adoption Activity Days (http://www.baaf.org.uk/ourwork/activitydays).
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