Who Can Adopt in Scotland?

Requirements

To ensure that every child gets the support and stability they deserve, there are a few criteria you need to be approved as an adoptive parent. You must:

• be over the age of 21
• have stopped fertility treatment if you’ve been trying to conceive
• have a spare room at home: this could be a spare bedroom, or a room you’re not currently using as a bedroom, such as a study.

Assessment

As part of the adoption assessment; a prospective adopter’s health, financial circumstances and employment status will always be explored. However, health conditions, low income or being unemployed will not in themselves automatically exclude a person from being approved to adopt.