Family Law Manchester News

Family support charity, Families Need Fathers, has cautiously welcomed the family-friendly policies outlined in the Queen’s Speech.

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A recent study by the Williams Institute in America has found that proportionally fewer American same-sex couples are raising children today than in 2006. The study has however revealed an increase in adoptive parenting.

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The government has published its Action Plan for Adoption, outlining its proposals for reforming the adoption system, which it claims is currently too bureaucratic and drawn out.

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National membership and support charity for adoptive parents, Adoption UK, has welcomed the Government’s announcement to improve the adoption system, but has also raised some serious concerns.

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National charity, Adoption UK, has welcomed the Secretary of State for Education's announcement that the Government plans to “beef up” adoption support.

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The Association of Directors of Children’s Services (ADCS) has said that local authorities and the family justice system must improve their procedures to speed up the adoption process. Such changes include allowing social workers increased discretion to make judgements about the suitability of potential adopters, reform to adoption panels, and of inspection and performance data.

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Children's charity, Action for Children, has called for more people to adopt children from Black and Asian backgrounds. According to the charity, children from these ethnic groups accounted for only 4% of the children adopted last year.

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The Fostering Network has welcomed Prime Minister David Cameron’s focus on the care system during his speech at the Conservative Party Conference, but is concerned that by focusing on adoption he will fail to address the needs of most children in care in England.

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The Office for National Statistics has recently published a report tracking key trends in civil partnerships in the first five years since their introduction in 2005.

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