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Adoption NMS

Draft Adoption Statutory Guidance

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1.Introduction

  1. 1.0.1General IntroductionSeptember 11, 2025

2.Child and Service-user Focused Standards

  1. 2.0.1STANDARD 1 - The child’s wishes and feelingsSeptember 11, 2025
  2. 2.0.2STANDARD 2 - Promoting a positive identity, potential and valuing diversitySeptember 11, 2025
  3. 2.0.3STANDARD 3 - Promoting positive behaviour and relationshipsSeptember 11, 2025
  4. 2.0.4STANDARD 4 - Safeguarding childrenSeptember 11, 2025
  5. 2.0.5STANDARD 5 - Promoting good health and wellbeingSeptember 11, 2025
  6. 2.0.6STANDARD 6 - Leisure activitiesSeptember 11, 2025
  7. 2.0.7STANDARD 7 - Promoting educational attainmentSeptember 11, 2025
  8. 2.0.8STANDARD 8 - ContactSeptember 11, 2025
  9. 2.0.9STANDARD 9 - Providing a suitable physical environment for the childSeptember 11, 2025
  10. 2.0.10STANDARD 10 - Recruiting and assessing prospective adoptersSeptember 11, 2025
  11. 2.0.11STANDARD 11 - Intercountry - assessing prospective adoptersSeptember 11, 2025
  12. 2.0.12STANDARD 12 - Birth parents and birth families involved in the adoption planSeptember 11, 2025
  13. 2.0.13STANDARD 13 - Matching and placing the child with prospective adopters who can meet most of their assessed needsSeptember 11, 2025
  14. 2.0.14STANDARD 14 - Intercountry - matching prospective adopters to child’s assessed needsSeptember 11, 2025
  15. 2.0.15STANDARD 15 - Adoption supportSeptember 11, 2025
  16. 2.0.16STANDARD 16 - Intermediary servicesSeptember 11, 2025

3.The Adoption Agency/Adoption Support Agency Standards

  1. 3.0.1STANDARD 17 - Adoption panels and agency’s decision-makerSeptember 11, 2025
  2. 3.0.2STANDARD 18 - Statement of Purpose and Children’s GuidesSeptember 11, 2025
  3. 3.0.3STANDARD 19 - Fitness to provide or manage an adoption agency or an adoption support agencySeptember 11, 2025
  4. 3.0.4STANDARD 20 - Financial viability and changes affecting business continuitySeptember 11, 2025
  5. 3.0.5STANDARD 21 - Suitability to work with children and service usersSeptember 11, 2025
  6. 3.0.6STANDARD 22 - Handling allegations and suspicions of harmSeptember 11, 2025
  7. 3.0.7STANDARD 23 - Learning, development and qualificationsSeptember 11, 2025
  8. 3.0.8STANDARD 24 - Staff support and supervisionSeptember 11, 2025
  9. 3.0.9STANDARD 25 - Managing effectively and efficiently, and monitoring the adoption agency or adoption support agencySeptember 11, 2025
  10. 3.0.10STANDARD 26 - Individuals who are registered providers of adoption support agenciesSeptember 11, 2025
  11. 3.0.11STANDARD 27 - RecordsSeptember 11, 2025
  12. 3.0.12STANDARD 28 - Fitness of premises for use as an adoption agency or adoption support agencySeptember 11, 2025
  13. 3.0.13STANDARD 29 - Notification of significant eventsSeptember 11, 2025

Last Updated: September 11, 2025

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