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The Adoption Service Statement of Purpose

The Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead Adoption Agency

Statement of Purpose 2011 - 2012

The Aims and Objectives of the Agency

The Adoption Service is part of a range of Local Authority services which seek primarily to promote the upbringing of children by their families in accordance with the spirit and provision of the Children Act 1989.

When it is not appropriate for a child to remain in the care of his/her birth family a range of other permanency options will be considered, one of which is adoption.

Where the needs of the child are such that placement for adoption is the preferred option for the child, the Adoption Agency undertakes to find a permanent alternative family in which the child is given the opportunity of a secure and stable environment, taking into account the child's specific needs and circumstances.

The priorities of the Adoption Agency are:

To identify which children in the care of Windsor & Maidenhead would benefit from adoption
To prepare and assess prospective adopters who are likely to meet the needs of children waiting for families
To support approved and waiting adopters in achieving the placement of appropriately matched children
To provide a high standard of post placement support to the children placed by the agency and to their adopters both in the pre-adoption period and for 3 years after in order to maximise the long term success of placements
To provide a range of Adoption Support Services in line with the Authority's responsibilities under the Adoption & Children Act 2002, the Adoption Support Services Regulations 2005 and Section 14 of the 1976 Adoption Act in order to minimise the risks of disruption.

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Adoption Statement of Purpose 2011 - 12