All local councils have a statutory responsibility to provide an adoption service.
In addition to the local council, there are a number of voluntary adoption agencies approved by the Secretary of State for Health to provide an adoption service. Those agencies marked with an asterisk have been approved to act independently of local councils in intercountry adoption applications. We are an independent provider of post adoption service. We provide information, advice, counselling and support to anyone affected by adoption - the birth family, the adopted person and the adoptive family. We endeavour to provide services from local bases.