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July, 2003 stories

July 31, 2003

New law could change lives
Life-changing law that will grant birth parents the right to seek information about children they gave up for adoption

Leg braces may help Luda walk
Disabled Ukrainian girl Luda Balan is not short of courage

Today on the bulletin board
Appeal to trace Beverley Harris

July 30, 2003

It's time for attitudes to change
Junior Health Minister wants nothing less than a transformation of the recruitment, retention and remuneration of social workers

Runaways back soon
A couple that fled to Spain after taking their children out of care are to be extradited to the UK

Where do I come from?
New laws on overseas adoption designed to prevent the trafficking in babies

July 29, 2003

Fun day to help fostering
Fund-raising and fancy dress will be the themes of the 2003 'Fostering Feat'

Brother and sister meet for first time
Emotional reunion as siblings meet for the very first time after 50 years apart

Invitation to tender
The department for Education and Skills are inviting councils with social services to pilot an integrated children's system

July 28, 2003

Fostering is our reward
Long-serving foster parents have been invited to Buckingham Palace in recognition of their dedication to parenting

Government document leaked
Leaked document points to major shake-up of child protection system

Today on the bulletin board
Appeal to trace birth brothers, Leonard Lawrence and Eric Lawrence

July 25, 2003

The mother of all foster mothers
Foster carer who has looked after 700 children

Children of 14 seeking asylum help
Asylum-seeking children as young as 14 are turning up on Council's doorstep

Today on the bulletin board
Appeal to trace Helena Angela Niland and Gary Leslie Edwards

July 24, 2003

Council raises allowances for foster parents
Allowances for foster parents have been upped in a move to pre-empt the spread of independent fostering agencies

Tesco cuts the custard for Barnardo's
Barnardo's Building Blocks appeal goes pie eating mad!

Today on the bulletin board
Appeal for information about George Sketchley

July 23, 2003

Couple win right to foster
Couple win the right to continue fostering children with emotional difficulties - despite local residents objections

Not the ticket
Millionairess Callie Rogers bought a £200,000 bungalow for her foster parents - but they don't want to move

Celebrity launch for adoption drive
New recruitment campaign is 'Just the Ticket'

July 22, 2003

Abandoned tot is adopted
The British baby abandoned by his parents in Portugal last year has been adopted

Tracing dad's adopted roots
I am trying to trace the background of my dad, Roy Villier Cryer Tucker

Curfew plans 'breach human rights'
Proposals in one of Home Secretary David Blunkett's centrepiece criminal justice bills may break human rights laws

July 21, 2003

New title for children's protection team
The Child Protection Team in Northern Lincolnshire has changed its name

Trust to help vulnerable children
Leicester is set to become a trailblazer in the fight against child abuse by launching a "children's trust"

July 18, 2003

Praise for county social services
A county council's social services has been evaluated as 'serving most children well'

New trust for children
Trust to simplify the way that services for vulnerable children and young people are provided

Praise for reading initiative
Government inspectors have praised a reading initiative for children in care

July 17, 2003

Girls need loving home
Adoptive and long-term foster homes are being sought for two girls in desperate need of new families

Children 'deserve greater protection'
'Britain needs to reconsider the value it places on children and their welfare'

July 16, 2003

I adopted a gypsy's baby when I was 18
Woman gives up her middle-class lifestyle to work full time in a Romanian orphanage

Homes from home plea
Could you offer a temporary home to adopted children?

Foster care needed
Foster carers are needed in North Lincolnshire to give children a stable and safe home

July 15, 2003

Adoption diary
Week 19 - Mel and Tim take Jamie to see his past foster carers

Angelina Jolie loves life as single mum
American actress starring in the Lara Croft movies talks about life with her adopted son

Abandoned baby up for adoption
The baby abandoned in Portugal last year is up for adoption

Today on the bulletin board
Appeal to find Peter Monaghan

July 14, 2003

Guide aimed at children
New guide is now available to help children being fostered

Services for children brought together
The first steps in a major reform of children's services in England began last week

Council launch site
People in Leicester with an interest in fostering can now log on to a new website

July 11, 2003

Haunted by a lost brother
Woman hoping to find the brother she never met

Eye scan to ID children
An eye scanner has been installed in a school to identify children entitled to free meals

Foster children die in car
Two boys died after their foster mother left them in a locked car

July 10, 2003

You wrapped your fingers around all our hearts...
Final goodbye to adopted daughter

Hodge pledges new voice for children
Margaret Hodge brushes aside calls for her resignation

Foster group looks ahead
A foster care group is set to be granted a new legal standing

July 09, 2003

Join the picnic party this summer
Dust down your gingham cloth and stock up the hamper for Barnardo's

Adopting London's children
Jigsaw project launches the North East London Adoption Consortium

Is hitting a child ever 'reasonable'?
Will the law ever be changed? - The debate continues

July 08, 2003

Adopted son's search for workhouse mum
72-year-old tries to trace people who may be able to tell him more about the mother

Social work SOS to Canada
Social workers are being recruited from Canada to fill vacancies

Care for children in city is praised
Social services staff have been praised for their childcare work

July 07, 2003

Award for quality
Publisher of Adoption-net is awarded international quality standard

Price hike in cost of adopting kids
Parents wishing to adopt from overseas will have to pay more after council increase fees

We can't believe our girl has gone
Parents of adopted girl speak of her bravery and zest for life

Today on the bulletin board
Appeal to trace Margaret Elizabeth Hearne/Colley

July 04, 2003

Open care
Social workers take a new approach to break through a mother's mistrust and fear of social services

Share a family
Two families speak about the Shared Care Scheme

Green Paper delayed
Outcry over Hodge delays proposals to reduce child abuse

July 03, 2003

Matt's late night Currie
Adoption-net editor takes part in BBC 5 Live debate

Advice for finding a birthmother
Reader shares her experience after contact with birth son

Parents find the daughter 'who had died'
Family reunited with daughter after being told she had died in an orphanage

July 02, 2003

Foster parents bring happiness to childrenA local newspaper appeal attracted a record number of foster carers

Couple in adopt battle victory
A grandmother wept tears of joy after winning a court battle to adopt her granddaughter

Lottery joy
A girl in foster care has won nearly £2 million on the Lotto

Call for Hodge to quit
Conservatives call for the resignation of Margaret Hodge over child abuse scandal

July 01, 2003

Diary of an adopter
Week 18 of this ongoing diary

Additional funds to help foster more effective child care
Up to £3 million a year could be invested in providing improved care and support for children

Family protest
Families to stage protest against 'expert witness'

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