This petition was submitted during the 2017–2019 Conservative government
Rejected petition Reform the grueling adoption process- successful placements are appallingly low
In 2012, only 1 out of 8 couples (3,028 out of 25,380) succeed in the adoption process, prompting calls for social workers to be less punitive in their assessment. In 2018 it is 3,820 with less adoption interest as 62% IVF success increase. 600,00 interested to adopt except for the grueling process
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93,000 children in the UK are in care, they are vulnerable to health inequalities and are at significantly higher risk of mental health issues. SMF (2018) refer to the ‘silent crisis’ of 65% of local care authority providers which are judged as requiring improvements. The inhumane adoption route is shown to cause distress described as ‘wholly consuming’, frequently experienced by people traumatised by involuntary childlessness or child loss e.g. your ex being asked if you should be a parent.
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