Full adoption in England and Wales and France: a comparative history of law and practice (1926–2015)
This historical comparison examines why England and Wales and France developed different patterns of domestic and intercountry adoption. It compares adoption law and practice from 1926 to 2015. The author relates the greater use of domestic adoption in England and Wales to child-protection placements, and discusses how historical child migration and debates about transracial adoption influenced approaches to adoption from abroad.
Limitations: A historical comparison of systems, not interviews with adoptees or a study of individual outcomes. The abstract does not describe the detailed selection or analysis of historical sources. Proposed explanations should not be read as experimentally established causes. Publication relationship: this research was published by BAAF or in its Adoption & Fostering journal, now associated with CoramBAAF, an adoption-sector organisation. Publication does not establish that the organisation conducted the research; readers may take the institutional relationship into account.
- Research type
- Comparative historical research
- Source reviewed
- Abstract
- Peer reviewed
- Yes
- Age group
- Children
Study context and review
Age group as recorded: children
Adoption context: Adoption from care / adoption system
Programme: Not recorded
Institutional context: Adoption-sector advocacy/service organisation
Publication relationship: this research was published by BAAF or in its Adoption & Fostering journal, now associated with CoramBAAF, an adoption-sector organisation. Publication does not establish that the organisation conducted the research; readers may take the institutional relationship into account.
Relationship identified. Bibliographic relationships are not a bias or safety rating.
Topics: adoption law, adoption system, intercountry adoption
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Country as recorded: England and Wales; France
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