Guidance

Adoption: national minimum standards

• From: Department for Education
• Part of: National minimum standards for the welfare of children, Looked-after children and adoption, and Adoption and fostering
• Published: 8 March 2011
• Last updated: 25 July 2014, see all updates
• Applies to: England

Departmental advice containing the national minimum standards applicable to adoption agencies and adoption support agencies.

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Adoption: national minimum standards

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This departmental advice is for local authorities.

It contains the national minimum standards for adoption issued by the Secretary of State under sections 23 and 49 of the Care Standards Act 2000.

The standards are designed to be applicable to the variety of different types of adoption agencies and adoption support agencies. They aim to enable, rather than prevent, individual agencies to create their own particular approach based on evidence that this is the most appropriate way to meet the child’s needs.

Document information

Published: 8 March 2011

Updated: 25 July 2014

+ full page history

1. 25 July 2014 Updated standards document.
2. 8 March 2011 First published.

From: Department for Education

Part of: National minimum standards for the welfare of children Looked-after children and adoption Adoption and fostering