Amendments

2025

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

Placement for Adoption	In April 2025 Section 4.2, Procedural Fairness was updated in line with case-law.
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.
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 the Related Guidance Section.