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Adoption Procedure and Practice:
A guide for adoption agencies in Scotland

	Price: £5.95 42 pages A4 Paper	BAAF, 2001 ISBN 978-1-873868-75-1

• How many people should be on an adoption panel?
• What are the legal options for securing permanency?
• Do prospective adopters have to attend the panel?
• What information has to be given to birth parents?
• Can there be contact after an adoption panel?

The answers to these and many other questions are to be found in this informative and accessible guide.

Written by staff of BAAF Scotland, the guide contains an overview of relevant legislation as well as straightforward advice on policy and practice. Short examples and case studies are provided as a basis for training and further discussion and comprehensive reading lists suggest where to find out more.

The guide is intended for practitioners and managers as well as members of adoption and permanency panels. Adoption policy and practice is constantly evolving but this guide provides an essential resource for all those working in this area. Written in a clear and jargon free way, no practitioner can afford to be without it.