Amendments

2025

Access to Birth Records and Adoption Records	Section 4.1, Adoption Orders made before 30 December 2005 was slightly amended in October 2025 to include the term keeping in touch.
Adoption Reviews	Section 5, The Conduct of Adoption Reviews was slightly updated in October 2025 to include the term keeping in touch.
Placement for Adoption	In October 2025, this chapter was slightly updated to include the terminology keeping in touch.
Recruitment, Assessment and Approval of Prospective Adopters	In October 2025, this chapter was slightly updated to include the terminology keeping in touch.
Adoption Records	Section 3, Security, Retention and Sharing of Records was slightly updated in October 2025 to include the term keeping in touch.
Later Life Letters	In October 2025, this chapter was slightly updated to include the term keeping in touch.
Adoption Panel	Section 2.3, General Conduct was slightly amended in October 2025 to include the term keeping in touch.
Adoption Support	In October 2025, this chapter was slightly updated to include the term keeping in touch.

Recruitment, Assessment and Approval of Prospective Adopters	This chapter was updated in April 2025 to include a link to the Disclosure and Barring Service Guidance Leaflets (GOV.UK) in Related Guidance.
Allegations Against Prospective Adopters and in Relation to Children Placed for Adoption or Already Adopted	This chapter was updated in April 2025 with a link to DBS guidance leaflets (GOV.UK) in Section 4.4, Concluding the Investigation.
Placement for Adoption	Section 4.2, Procedural Fairness was updated in April 2025 in line with case-law.