Inter Country Adoption

SCOPE OF THIS CHAPTER

All inter country Adoptions are dealt with by a service commissioned by Adoption 22 (Nugent Care) for Local Authorities within the region.

For procedures in relation to the placement of a child resident in the UK with adopter's resident overseas, see Placement for Adoption and Matching Procedure.

RELEVANT GUIDANCE

Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund

Adopting a Child from Overseas, GOV.UK

AMENDMENT

This chapter was reviewed in September 2018 and significantly changed to simply note all inter country Adoptions are dealt with by a service commissioned by Adoption 22 (Nugent Care) for Local Authorities within the region.