Pathways to adoption for minority ethnic children in England – reasons for entry to care
This study examined why 120 minority ethnic children recommended for adoption entered care in England. It found differences between ethnic groups in children’s and mothers’ characteristics, reasons for entry and age at referral. The authors reported no evidence of discriminatory removal in this sample. That finding concerns the cases and evidence studied, rather than establishing the absence of discrimination throughout the system.
Limitations: Selected children with adoption recommendations, not all children entering care. Observational evidence does not establish causes. The abstract does not describe direct interviews with children. Shares the Pathways to Permanence programme with related publications.
- Research type
- Care-pathway observational research
- Source reviewed
- Abstract
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Age group
- Children
Study context and review
Age group as recorded: children
Adoption context: Adoption from care / permanent family placement
Programme: Adoption Research Initiative: Pathways to Permanence
Institutional context: No relationship identified in the material checked
No adoption-sector organisational relationship identified from metadata reviewed. Funding and conflicts were not comprehensively audited; this is not confirmation of institutional independence.
Bibliographic screening. Bibliographic relationships are not a bias or safety rating.
Topics: adoption from care, transracial adoption
Review scope: Source checked: Abstract. This does not imply full-text or independent human verification.
Country as recorded: England
- Funding
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- Commissioner
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- Funder role
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- Declared conflicts
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- Recruitment
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- Adoptee involvement
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Entry: study_2c836adf889ad130