Adoption
We appreciate that choosing to adopt a child is not a decision to be taken lightly.
Many people think about adoption for a long time before
they contact us. We hope these pages will provide you
with the information you need, explain the support available
from Peterborough City Council Adoption Team, and enable you
to feel more informed and ready to take the next step.We want to find the right families to match with the children
who need to be adopted. We offer an ongoing support service to
adoptive families and their children, throughout their lives.
People from all walks of life are needed to meet the diverse
needs of children. There are many children between the ages of
0-10, sometimes older, needing adoptive families who can make a
lifelong commitment.
We always need more adopters for;
- older children
- brothers and sisters
- children with learning and/or physical disabilities
- younger children whose future development may be unknown
All the children will have had a difficult start in life,
their varied backgrounds can have implications for the future care
and therefore for their adoptors.
Our adoption team welcomes single people and couples,
irrespective of ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation,
marital status or disability. You do need to be over the age of
21and able to meet the needs of the children. You
also need to have a positive outlook, energy, enthusiasm and
commitment.
You could make a valuable difference to a child's life and future.
There are many reasons why children cannot live with their
birth family. Adoption by a new family enables these children
to have a stable, secure and loving upbringing. All the
parental responsibilities and the duties of the birth parents are
transferred by a court order to the adoptive parents. This will
give you the same rights and responsibilities as all other
parents.
We will be with you all of the way, offering help,
encouragement, support and guidance, assisting you through every
aspect of the application process and beyond.
Like all parenting, adopting a child can be challenging and
life-changing, but it is also one of the most rewarding things you
can do.
Our commitment is to help make adoption a positive and
rewarding experience for you and the child, into adulthood and even
beyond.