tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/services Services 2025-01-21T10:15:44+00:00 HM Government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/child-adoption 2025-01-21T10:15:44+00:00 Child adoption The adoption process - eligibility, assessment, adoption agencies, adoption court orders, overseas adoptions and the rights of birth parents. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/plan-adoption-leave 2021-06-16T09:18:47+01:00 Plan your adoption leave Work out your Statutory Adoption Leave dates - Ordinary and Additional Adoption Leave period, notice period and earliest start date tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/intercountry-adoption-checklist-for-adoption-agencies 2021-03-24T10:05:09+00:00 Intercountry adoption: checklist for adoption agencies Checklist detailing the paperwork adoption agencies must include in intercountry adoption applications they submit to DfE. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/publications/adoption-services-practice-and-improvement-fund 2017-01-06T15:28:23+00:00 Adoption services: practice and improvement fund What the fund is for and how to apply for it. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/apply-to-adopt-child-through-council 2015-05-12T19:03:14+01:00 Apply to adopt a child through your council Apply to adopt a child through your local council if you are 21 or over and can offer a stable home to a child tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/legal-rights-when-using-surrogates-and-donors 2015-04-05T01:01:07+01:00 Surrogacy: legal rights of parents and surrogates Legal rights for intended parents and surrogates; how legal parenthood is transferred; children born outside the UK; pay and leave rights tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/adoption-pay-leave 2015-02-10T12:11:33+00:00 Adoption pay and leave Your Statutory Adoption Pay and Leave - what you get, how to claim and eligibility