Pre-Adoption Order Disruptions in England: Learning from disruption reports 2017-2024
Researchers analysed 77 regional adoption agency disruption reports concerning 184 children in England, held professional focus groups and discussed recommendations with practitioners and adopters. They examined why placements ended before an adoption order. Themes concerned concerns left unspoken, missing information, information not understood and problems not addressed. Communication between adults and the understanding of children’s needs featured throughout.
Limitations: Agency reports varied substantially in detail and format and contained little direct child voice. Workshops involved adopters whose placements had not disrupted. This is qualitative analysis of reported cases, not an estimate of disruption risk or proof of causes. Adoption England commissioned this research; regional adoption agencies supplied disruption reports. Readers may consider the commissioning and system relationship when interpreting its findings.
- Research type
- Qualitative study / commissioned research
- Source reviewed
- Abstract
- Peer reviewed
- No
- Age group
- Mixed
Study context and review
Age group as recorded: mixed
Adoption context: Domestic adoption / adoption from care
Programme: Pre-Adoption Order Disruptions in England
Institutional context: Adoption-sector system body
Adoption England commissioned this research; regional adoption agencies supplied disruption reports. Readers may consider the commissioning and system relationship when interpreting its findings.
Relationship identified. Bibliographic relationships are not a bias or safety rating.
Topics: adopter perspectives, adoption agencies, adoption disruption, communication, England, placement outcomes, professional perspectives
Review scope: Source checked: Abstract. This does not imply full-text or independent human verification.
Country as recorded: England
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