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July, 2005 stories

July 29, 2005

Call for carers
Potential foster carers in Lincolnshire have been asked to come forward in renewed appeals

Diary of an adopter
Week 34 - Excitement mounts as first holiday draws closer

July 28, 2005

New service helps people affected by adoption
People affected by adoption have spoken out about their experiences at the launch of a new service

Plea for more foster carers
A new series of posters are being put up across Tamworth to try and recruit more foster carers

July 26, 2005

Carers must tell of private fostering
A campaign to raise awareness of private fostering has been launched

Together at last
Adopted child discovers she is one of eight

July 25, 2005

Life Begins At Sixty
Actor Harrison Ford has declared that life begins at 60

On the bulletin board
New tracing appeal

Shake - up for the social services
Strategy to put Bristol's social services department back on a sound footing is being considered

Last week's opinion poll results
You voted that more money should be spent on social worker recruitment

July 22, 2005

City's drive to keep foster children safe
Campaign is being launched by a local council to highlight new laws to safeguard the welfare of children in private foster care

'Passionate' foster carers win praise for work
Foster care agency has received national recognition for its high standards in practice

July 21, 2005

Today on the bulletin board
Still searching for my full sister

Jessica Simpson aims to adopt
The singer-turned-actress has said she wants to adopt a child

July 20, 2005

Book Review
The 7-Day Parent Coach by Lorraine Thomas

July 19, 2005

On the letters page
"Highlighting the poor quality of our social services"

July 18, 2005

Last week's opinion poll results
Here are the results from last week's opinion poll question - Last week six couples lost their fight to overturn an adoption ban in place in Cambodia. Do you think this ban should be lifted?

Family foster parents checks
Children who are fostered by their extended family are to come under much closer scrutiny

Private fostering
Some information on what private fostering means

On the bulletin board
Writer for The Sentinel, in Stoke-on-Trent, wants to interview a foster carer

July 15, 2005

Want to voice your opinion?
Then Adoption-net's Letters Page is the place to do it

July 12, 2005

Paying for a lack of foster carers
Forty children are being cared for by profit-making fostering agencies which charge taxpayers £43,500 a year per child

July 11, 2005

Last week's opinion poll results
Here are the results from last week's opinion poll question - Have you tried to trace your birth family?

Landmark report calls for extra money
The Fostering Network and The British Association for Adoption & Fostering (BAAF) are calling on the Governments of the UK to invest an extra £748 million in foster care services across the UK

July 8, 2005

Book Review
The Ultimate Guide To Overcoming Sexual And Childhood Abuse by Liz Adamson

Children 'placed far from home'
County Council to lobby the government over the placement of children in its care

Mum's plea for orphanage kids
"Help me rebuild the orphanage"

July 7, 2005

Today on the bulletin board
Plea from a features writer

Actress adopts another baby
Mr and Mrs Smith star, Angelina Jolie, adopts baby girl

Cambodian adoption challenge lost
Six couples have lost a High Court challenge against a government ban on the adoption of Cambodian children

July 6, 2005

Adoption body has fifth birthday
The fifth birthday of a successful cross-council adoption initiative was celebrated this week

Funding bid for foster carers' home extensions
Foster carers could have home extensions paid for by the council under a new scheme

July 5, 2005

Book Review
Family Wanted - Adoption Stories edited by Sara Holloway

On the bulletin board
BBC TV - Abandoned Babies

Boost for children with the launch of a new integrated system for the inspection of children's services
A new integrated inspection system has been launched to ensure the future safety, happiness and success of children and young people

July 4, 2005

Last week's opinion poll results
Here are the results from our first week's opinion poll question - How long have you been approved to adopt but are still waiting to be matched?

New chief executive for Barnardo's
Barnardo's, the UK's leading children's charity, is to have a new leader at the helm

The Fostering Network welcomes Scottish 'Better Choices' response
The Fostering Network is greatly encouraged by the Scottish Executive's response to a recent report from the Adoption Policy Review Group

July 1, 2005

Book Review
Children's Food Bible by Judith Wills

Report published for consultation
The Adoption Policy Review Group report Better Choices for Our Children was published for consultation this week, which makes recommendations designed to improve the legal framework for children in local authority care

Courts must listen to children of separated parents
NSPCC calls for the Children and Adoption Bill to ensure that the courts give children a greater voice

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