The Adoption Barometer 2022: A stocktake of adoption in the UK
The 2022 report includes a survey of more than 280 adopted adults about birth-family relationships, childhood contact and searching in adulthood, alongside parent questionnaires. Adoptee responses describe gaps in access to counselling and peer support, sometimes requiring people to arrange or pay for support themselves.
Limitations: Voluntary survey; participants may differ between years, so this is not a longitudinal panel or a population prevalence estimate. UK-wide findings should not be treated as England-only results. Adult retrospective contact accounts and parents’ reports about children are different evidence sources. Associations and preferences do not establish that a particular contact arrangement causes better outcomes. Produced by Adoption UK, an adoption-sector advocacy/service organisation. This institutional relationship should be considered when interpreting the findings.
- Research type
- Annual cross-sectional survey report
- Source reviewed
- Full text
- Peer reviewed
- No
- Age group
- Mixed
Study context and review
Age group as recorded: mixed
Adoption context: Domestic adoption and, where reported, intercountry adoption
Programme: Adoption Barometer (annual surveys)
Institutional context: Adoption-sector advocacy/service organisation
Produced by Adoption UK, an adoption-sector advocacy/service organisation. This institutional relationship should be considered when interpreting the findings.
Relationship identified. Bibliographic relationships are not a bias or safety rating.
Topics: adoptee voice, adult outcomes, post-adoption support
Review scope: Source checked: Full text. This does not imply full-text or independent human verification.
Country as recorded: United Kingdom
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