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Select Committee on Adoption Legislation

This committee was appointed to provide post-legislative scrutiny of the statute law on adoption in England and Wales, and to recommend changes. The Committee's main report was published on 6 March 2013. The Committee also conducted pre-legislative scrutiny on the draft legislation relating to adoption and published a short report on 19 December 2012. Having completed its main inquiry the work of the Committee has now ceased.

Committee news

Post-Adoption Support must be made a legal requirement, says Lords
The House of Lords Committee on Adoption Legislation has called on the Government to provide post-adoption support to families who adopt children from care in a report published today
Adoption clauses don't fulfil their aims, say Lords
Lords Adoption Committee publishes report
Children and Families Minister Quizzed by Peers on Adoption
Edward Timpson MP, Minister for Children and Families, will appear before the House of Lords Select Committee on Adoption Legislation on Tuesday 4 December, in the final evidence session of the Committee’s inquiry. NSPCC representatives will also appear

All Adoption Legislation Select Committee News

Publications

Title	Date published
2nd Report - Adoption: Post-Legislative Scrutiny \| PDF version 2nd Report - Adoption: Post-Legislative Scrutiny ()	06 March 2013
1st Report - Adoption: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny \| PDF version 1st Report - Adoption: Pre-Legislative Scrutiny ()	19 December 2012
Adoption Legislation - Evidence ()	01 November 2012

All Adoption Legislation Select Committee Publications

Committee Bulletin

House of Lords Committee Bulletin

The House of Lords Committee Office publishes a daily bulletin detailing current inquiries, upcoming meetings, published reports and contact information.

House of Lords Committee Bulletin ( PDF 223 KB)