Adoption Service Annual Report and Statement of Purpose PDF 258 ...

List of Appendices included:
Appendix 1 – Coventry Adoption Service Annual Report
Appendix 2 – Adoption Statement of Purpose
Appendix 3 – Adoption Scorecard
Other useful background papers:
Has it been or will it be considered by Scrutiny?
No
Has it been or will it be considered by any other Council Committee, Advisory Panel or
other body?
No
Will this report go to Council?
No
Report title:
1. Context (or background)
The Adoption Service involves the work of different teams. The Looked After Service Team
recommend adoption plans and prepare and support children and families through the process of
adoption.
Coventry Adoption Service is responsible for the recruitment, training, assessment and support
of adopters and in home-finding for children with an adoption plan.
Social workers from the Looked After Service, Recruitment and Adoption Team are involved in
linking children to specific adoptive families.
Adoption Panel is responsible for recommending and reviewing adoption plans for children,
approving and terminating the approval of adopters and linking children to adopters. It also
considers learning points from any disruptions in adoption placements.
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