The Black Adoption Project: Phase 1 report
The report analysed local and national adoption data to examine racial differences in children’s routes to adoption, alongside community surveys and focus groups. Black children with placement orders were less likely to be placed for adoption and waited longer than white British children. This entry concerns the administrative findings about children; the report also contains adopter-perspective research.
Limitations: Administrative associations do not establish causes. London-focused data and broad ethnicity categories limit generalisation. Children did not supply the administrative evidence; adult survey responses should not be treated as adoptee testimony. Produced for Adopt London, which provides adoption services, with consultancy and Coram-i input. This service-provider relationship should be considered.
- Research type
- Mixed-methods commissioned research
- Source reviewed
- Full text
- Peer reviewed
- No
- Age group
- Children
Study context and review
Age group as recorded: children
Adoption context: Adoption from care / permanent family placement
Programme: Black Adoption Project
Institutional context: Adoption service provider / adoption-sector organisation
Produced for Adopt London, which provides adoption services, with consultancy and Coram-i input. This service-provider relationship should be considered.
Relationship identified. Bibliographic relationships are not a bias or safety rating.
Topics: administrative data, adoption system, transracial adoption
Review scope: Source checked: Full text. This does not imply full-text or independent human verification.
Country as recorded: England
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- Adoptee involvement
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