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The adoption process - eligibility, assessment, adoption agencies, adoption court orders, overseas adoptions and the rights of birth parents.
To be adopted, a child must: be under the age of 18 when the adoption…
To adopt a child you can go through either: an adoption agency that’s part…
Once the agency gets your application it will do the following: Invite you…
To make an adoption legal, you need to apply for an adoption court order.…
You need to tell your local council if you want to adopt your spouse’s or…
You can adopt a child from overseas if: they cannot be cared for in a safe…
For another couple (or person) to adopt your child, you normally have to…
Your Statutory Adoption Pay and Leave - what you get, how to claim and eligibility
When you take time off to adopt a child or have a child through a…
Statutory Adoption Leave is 52 weeks. It’s made up of: 26 weeks of…
Statutory Adoption Pay is paid for up to 39 weeks. The weekly amount is:…
There are different eligibility rules for leave and pay. Adoption leave To…
The rules are slightly different if you’re adopting from overseas or…
Employer guide to Statutory Adoption Pay and Leave - entitlement, eligibility, notice period, proof of adoption, recover statutory pay
This notice provides a glossary of Scottish land law terms.
Guidance explaining why compulsory purchase orders are made, and what people's rights are to challenge them.
Employment Appeal Tribunal Judgment of Lord Colbeck on 15 January 2026.
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