Adoption law reform aims to speed up placements
By Katherine Sellgren, BBC News:
A shake-up of adoption rules in England aims to move more children more quickly from the care system to family life.
The Children and Social Work Bill, unveiled in the Queen’s Speech, aims to reduce delays in placing children with an adoptive family.
The new law will also aim to improve social care standards across England.
The Queen’s Speech also set out plans, through an Education for All Bill, to encourage – though not require – all schools in England to become academies.
The Higher Education and Research Bill, which supports the establishment of new universities, was also highlighted in Wednesday’s speech.
The policy is aimed at promoting choice and competition in England’s higher education system.
Permanent adoption
The government says the Children and Social Work Bill will “tip the balance in favour of permanent adoption, where that is the right thing for the child… and drive improvements in the social work profession by introducing more demanding professional standards and setting-up a specialist regulator for the profession”.
The legislation aims to give young people leaving the care system more help, with a commitment by local authorities act as better “corporate parents”, helping them when they make the transition into independent living.
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