Adoption is a way of giving a child a new permanent family because they cannot be brought up by their own parents. If you adopt a child you become the child's legal parent(s).

Who can apply

You can apply to adopt if you are:

• aged over 21. We do not have an upper age limit, but applicants should have the potential to care for a child throughout his or her childhood and offer support for some time beyond.
• living or domiciled in the UK. Domicile is not the same as nationality, but refers to the applicant’s long-term home.
• do not have any criminal convictions against children.
• married, single, divorced, lesbian or gay, or living with a partner
• of any nationality, race, religion, cultural and linguistic background
• applicants can be atheist or agnostic, parent(s) or childless
• employed or unemployed, and
• either a homeowner or rent your home, as long as they have a spare room for the adopted child.
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