Linking and matching: a survey of adoption agency practice in England and Wales
This survey examined how adoption agencies linked children with prospective families and made matching decisions. It was the first stage of a larger investigation of family finding and matching. The repository abstract describes variation in practice, costs and outcomes, and differing practitioner views. It does not provide numerical outcome estimates.
Limitations: Agency-level evidence rather than direct adoptee testimony. A snapshot of practice around the study period. Related reports and papers belong to the same programme and should not be treated as independent replications. Published by BAAF, an adoption-sector organisation; publication is distinct from research conduct.
- Research type
- Agency survey / research book
- 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: Family Finding and Matching
Institutional context: Adoption-sector advocacy/service organisation
Published by BAAF, an adoption-sector organisation; publication is distinct from research conduct.
Relationship identified. Bibliographic relationships are not a bias or safety rating.
Topics: adoption from care, adoption system
Review scope: Source checked: Abstract. This does not imply full-text or independent human verification.
Country as recorded: England and Wales
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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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