SS/AC2

Correspondence file re: Adoption [original file ref: 282]

1977-1984

From: 1977 To: 1984

Includes the following: -Memo regarding implementation of the Children Act 1975, 1981 - Notes on anonymous child of Army personnel and the difficulties in providing support, undated [1970-1980] - Discussion paper ‘The Assessment of ‘Special Needs’ in relation to Fostering Allowance Payments -British Agencies for Adoption and Fostering Guidelines on Approved adoption Allowances, 1982 -Notes on the meeting of FLO-s and AO-s on the 4th March 1982 regarding fostering with a view to adoption and proposed special fostering teams Draft Scheme – Subsided Adoptions, June 1982 -List of children in the Dunstable area likely to be affected under 2(1) of draft subsided adoption scheme -Draft notes on adoption allowances -Notes regarding subsidised adoption from Management, October 1982 -Notes on approved adoption allowance meeting at Cambridge, April 1982 -Meeting on the setting up on the Adoption Section held on 20 September 1977 with Miss Wilson, Mr Constable, Mr Ivett and Mrs Dobrady -Job description of the senior adoptions officer, adoptions officer and area director of Bedfordshire County Council Adoption Agency, January 1978 - Bill addressed to Bedfordshire County Council from the International Social Service in connection with investigations made into the placement in Brazil of a child with prospective adopters, and a visit made to applicants in Iran, April 1978 - Explanatory note on the working of the adoption agency, September 1978 - Press Enquiry from Luton Herald regarding criteria used in the selection of adoptive parents 8 May 1979 -Memorandum on arranging inter-agency placements, October 1979 -Paper for basis of discussion between Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk, - Draft appeal for adoption of a child with Down’s Syndrome, November 1979 - Notes on the Adoption and Fostering Agencies in East Anglia involvement with Anglia Television regarding series of children needing families. January 1980 -Notes on the productivity of Adoption Officers 7 March 1980 - Notes on DHSS visit to Area Offices 23 May 1980 -Report to management team on the Emergency Duty Team, March 1981 - Correspondence regarding involvement of Anglia Television making a programme about five children in the care of Bedfordshire County Council, February 1981 -Internal memorandum regarding children placed for adoption in the past three and a half years, June 1981 -List of children placed for adoption with other agencies in 1981. Gives description of child, agency and reason why transferred to other agency -Correspondence regarding applications from staff and councillors to adopt, 1979-1982 - Notes on review of the adoption agencies regulations, 1976 -Adoption resources and workload at 17.6.1982. giving the names of adopters in active pool, approved but not yet in active pool and adopters on home study -Correspondence regarding applications from prospective adopters residing outside Bedfordshire, 1982 – 1983 -Correspondence on legal aid and adoption proceedings 1983 -Correspondence regarding the counselling of Adoptees January – April 1984 -Adoption work report for 1984 -Correspondence on Welfare Supervision Procedures Adoption Rules 1984

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CHILDREN, social & welfare provision children, adoption, downs syndrome