This paper is the first in a series of reflections as part of the programme convened by children’s charity Coram (formerly The Foundling Hospital) addressing the experiences through time of all affected by adoption, the academic study and development of research and contemporary practice to inform how adoption might continue and advance in future.
The Adoption Act 1926 introduced formal adoption to England and Wales and 100 years on and in the context of further legislative and social development, it is timely to review how it has evolved and the place of adoption in England and Wales today.
This paper is the first in a series of reflections as part of the programme convened by children’s charity Coram (formerly The Foundling Hospital) addressing the experiences through time of all affected by adoption, the academic study and development of research and contemporary practice to inform how adoption might continue and advance in future.