After the success of our first Exchange Day since the pandemic on the 10th of September we are please to announce that we will be holding another Exchange Day event in 2021 on Thursday the 9th December, once again at…
Scotland’s Adoption Register’s annual report for 20-21 has now been published and is available to view online here. The report covers the headline achievements of the Register during a year dominated by the pandemic as well as the publication of…
The results of an awareness survey circulated by SAR in April 2021 have now been published and are available to view here The survey sought the views and opinions of agency staff on what they would like to see the…
After the success of our first family finding forum in June, we will be holding our second online forum on Wednesday 15th September 2021 10am-12 noon. The forum is intended for those practitioners working in family finding teams and we…
We are very happy to announce that in February 2021 Scotland’s Adoption Register recorded its 700th match of a child through our family finding services. The match was made through one of our Webinar events where prospective adopters had the…
Scotland’s Adoption Register were proud to support this year’s Adoption Week Scotland on 16th-20th November hosted by AUK Scotland and AFA Scotland. The themes for this year were sibling relationships, supporting the Stand Up For Siblings campaign, FASD support for…
We are pleased to publish our latest guidance to be used in preparation for our upcoming webinar event, due to take place at the beginning of September. Due to the current crisis, the Register will not be able to hold…
Scotland’s Adoption Register is delighted to share this post from Stand Up For Siblings about the amendments to the Children (Scotland) Bill. The Register welcomes the emphasis on siblings being placed together and where they are separated, being supported to…
Following the Government’s advice about how best to respond to the Coronavirus outbreak, Scotland’s Adoption Register staff are now working from home. We can still be reached in all the usual ways for advice and support, with our phone lines…
We are pleased to announce that Scotland’s Adoption Register has reached its 600th match milestone. Established by the Scottish Government in 2011, Scotland’s Adoption Register facilitates a number of family finding opportunities to agencies across Scotland. This 600th match was…
Following a tendering process, the Scottish Government has announced that Scotland’s Adoption Register will be hosted by AFA Scotland as of 1st April 2020. Scotland’s Adoption Register was originally hosted by BAAF Scotland, but unfortunately, unexpectedly went onto administration in…
