Adoption
What is adoption?
Adoption is a legal process. It transfers all legal rights and responsibilities relating to a child from its birth parent to approved adopters. The birth parent ceases to be the child's parents in law and have no further legal rights and responsibilities in relation to the child. The child receives a new birth certificate and takes on the surname of the adopters once an adoption order has been granted by the courts. The adoption information pack is attached below for further details.
You can also use the associated links at the top of this page for more information.
The sort of people we are looking for?
Croydon is very keen to hear from adults of all racial, social, ethnic, cultural, sexual and religious background to adopt our Looked After children whose permanency plan is adoption.
If you are:
- married or single;
- childless or have your own children;
- employed or unemployed or
- live in a council, rented or your own property
and want to find out more or are ready to take the next step, please come along to one of our open evenings on:
- Saturday 17 July - 10-12pm
- Saturday 18 September - 10-12pm
- Saturday 20 November - 10-12pm
To register your interest contact us on the details given below.
Contact Details
- Contact name
- Adoption Duty
- Telephone
- 0208 726 6000 ext 63738
- Fax
- 01295 752241
- Freephone
- 0800 389 0129
- adoption.enquiries@croydon.gov.uk
- Address
- Adoption Duty
Croydon Adoption and Permanence Team
69-77 Davis House
Robert Street
CR9 1QQ - Website
- www.adoptionuk.org.uk
