What is adoption?Photo of a boy fishing with an older man

Adoption is about making a lifelong commitment to provide a loving family home for a child or children who,  for whatever reason, cannot return to their birth home..

 
When you adopt, a Court Order transfers all the rights and responsibilities of the birth parents to you, making you indistinguishable from any other parent.
 
In Peterborough many children need adoptive parents. Many are are school age, but there are also some babies and toddlers, some of which may have an uncertain development future.  Often there are two, three or more brothers and sisters who need to live and grow up together.
 
Ultimately through adoption you'll provide a child with a secure, loving family for life. Like all parenting it can be challenging, but also one of the most rewarding things you can do.
 
  
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Peterborough City Council. Town Hall, Bridge Street, Peterborough, PE1 1QT - (01733) 747474 - DX12310 Peterborough 1