Adoption and fostering
Lancashire County Council's
Children and Families (external link) section answers some
common questions related to adoption and fostering, including:
- becoming an adoptive parent
- adopting a child known to you
- adopting from another country
- putting a child forward for adoption
- adoptive families in need of help, advice and support
Fostering
Fostering provides short or long term care for children and young
people who are unable to live at home, and also provides flexible
family support through other schemes. The local authority runs the
adoption service for Lancashire.
If you're interested in fostering children, contact Lancashire
County Council on freephone 0800 195 1183 or visit the
Fostering in Lancashire website (external link) website. Which
can tell you all about becoming a foster carer, answer frequently
asked questions and what support is available.
Adoption
Adoption provides a permanent family for children who can't be
brought up in their birth family. The County Council's
Adoption (external link) section will be able to tell you
everything you need to know about the adoption process.
You can also find out more at the Adoption UK website (external
link).
Useful websites
> British Association for Adoption and
Fostering (external link)
> The Fostering Network (external
link)