|Nancy and Craig are very much like the many thousands around the world who arrive at the decision to adopt each year. Nancy is an Occupational Therapist and Craig is an artist, and ten years ago, their dreams of having a family took them to Social Services in pursuit of adopting a child or children... Social Services in Scotland, that is. |
Regulations covering intercountry adoption have been enacted only recently in Scotland, and domestic adoption is the most widely practiced. Requirements for those seeking to adopt domestically include:
Approximately 6,000 children are living in care.
Assessments are performed "by a legally required panel made up of social workers, adoptive families and psychologists. The panel reads social workers' homestudies of the prospective adoptive parents and recommends whether or not they will be approved to adopt."
Rena Phillips, Msc, CQSW, Department of Applied Social Science, University of Stirling, Scotland
Scottish adoptions are governed by the same law as England and Wales.
At age 18, adoptees are given free access to their adoption records.
Nancy, Craig, and Adam
For more information on adopting in Scotland: