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A criminal record does not automatically
mean you cannot adopt but it does depend
on the offences and when they were
committed and there are some specified
offences against children which mean the
person is not suitable to adopt.You do
not have to own your home to adopt but
have appropriate security of tenure. Being
disabled is not a barrier to adoption thus
meaning there are no bans on the grounds of
age, weight, appearance, sexuality, status and
income.
Prospective adopters are welcome from
all cultures, languages and religions within
the uK and whose backgrounds are from
more than one culture.All applicants need
to demonstrate a commitment to giving a
child the care and security he or she needs,
by undergoing a detailed assessment of them
and their family, and attending a preparatory
training course.Applicants should be aware
of the importance of most adopted children
maintaining some level of contact with their
birth families.
After initial discussions with a family
placement officer, and Swindon Council
believes you can offer what is needed
and you wish to proceed, you must then;
attend a number of preparatory training
sessions, receive several visits from a family
placement officer, provide the names of two
referees who know you well, agree to the
agency conducting police checks and agree
to under-go a full medical examination.
Following this extensive background
information you are then deemed suitable
and will be matched.The approval process
can take up to 6 months to complete, with
no guarantee on how soon a child will be
placed, in Swindon there are usually about
ten children up to the age of 11 awaiting an
adoptive placement at any one time.
PArTiCulArlY needing
Adopters
inAreAS
bordering swindon
01793 465700
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