Adoption - A Lifelong Journey
In Cheshire East we believe that all children and young people
have the right: to be healthy, happy, and safe; to be loved, valued
and respected; and to have high aspirations for their future.
Adoption can make this difference.
Find out more about how to
become an adoptive parent
Services We Provide
Cheshire’s Adoption Service recognises the lifelong nature of
adoption and provides the following services:
For Children
- Care planning for children where their parents have chosen to
place them for adoption.
- Recruitment of sufficient adopters to enable a realistic choice
of a family for Cheshire children.
- Family finding for children.
- Matching and linking of children to families.
- Supporting the introduction and placement of children with
adopters.
- Assessing the support needs of those touched by adoption,
specifically the adopted child, the adoptive parent and their
family, birth parents, birth relatives and adopted adults.
- Providing information about the range of services available to
those touched by adoption.
- Providing services to support those touched by adoption.
For Adopters
- Information, advice and counselling for parents who wish to
choose adoption for their child.
- Preparation, training, assessment and approval of adoptive
applicants.
- Inter-country adoption. Those wishing to apply to adopt a child
from overseas may be referred to a Local Voluntary Adoption Agency
who can provide information advice and counselling about this
service.
- Assessing the support needs of those touched by adoption,
specifically the adopted child, the adoptive parent and their
family, birth parents, birth relatives and adopted adults.
- Advising, counselling and reporting to the Adoption Court where
an application is made for Partner Adoption.
For Birth Relatives
- An Independent support service, whenever the local authority is
planning to place a child for adoption
- Intermediary services for anyone seeking information about an
adopted adult relative
For Adopted Adults
- Counselling service for adopted adults who wish to have access
to information about their birth family, and their adoption
records.
- Intermediary Service for adopted adults who wish to consider
seeking contact with an adult birth family relative.
Information Requests
- Counselling service for adopted adults who wish to have access
to information about their birth family, and their adoption
records.
- Intermediary Service for birth relatives who wish to seek
information about their adopted child or relative.
How Do I Obtain a Copy Adoption Certificate?
Information on how to obtain
copy adoption certificates is available on our Register Office
webpages.
Sources of
Information and Help
Access to Birth Records for Adopted
Adults
A Social Services leaflet answering questions about gaining access
to birth records.
Adoption
Matters
Offer an independent counselling and advice service to birth
parents and relatives of Cheshire children who have a care plan of
adoption.
Adoption Support in Cheshire
A Social Services leaflet detailing the range of services to
support all those touched by adoption and a
children's guide to Adoption Support in Cheshire.
Adoption UK
A charity that supports prospective adopters and adoptive
parents
Department for Children, Schools and
Families
This site is intended for anyone involved or interested in adoption
and relates to adoption in England. The laws governing adoption in
Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are very similar so this site
will help you too if you are thinking of adopting in those
countries.
Family Rights
Group
The Print House, 18 Ashwin Street
London E8 3DL
Tel: 0207 9232628
Free advice line 0800 731 1696 (Monday - Friday 1:30pm -
3:30pm)
Fostering and
Adoption in Cheshire
A specialist Fostering and Adoption Service website.
Grandparents
Association
Moot House
The Stow. Harlow
Essex CM20 3AG Tel: 01279444964
National Organisation For
Counselling of Adoptees And their Parents (NORCAP)112
Church Road, Wheatley
Oxfordshire OX33 1LU
Tel: 01865 875000
Support people who have been adopted and for birth relatives. They
have a Contact Register and will do intermediary work between the
different parties in adoption.
Natural Parents
Network
18 Bishops Way,
Stradbrokr Eye,
Suffolk IP21 5JR
Helpline Number 0845 456 5031
Support for birth parents and run some local groups.
The Office of National
Statistics (ONC)
Adoption Section
Smedley Hydro, Trafalgar Road
Southport, Merseyside PR8 2HH Tel: 0151 471 4479
The ONC can send you information about the Adoption Contact
Register.