Submitted on Wednesday 29th July 2020
Rejected on Thursday 6th August 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Relevant Departments
Change the adoption rules from Africa in the UK
Allow children from Africa to be adopted by parents in the UK without being related to the child
Apotive parents should be given the choice to adopt any child they choose no matter the race or culture
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
People habitually resident in the UK can already adopt children from foreign countries, including African countries, with the exception of Ethiopia: www.gov.uk/child-adoption/adopting-a-child-from-overseas
The Adoption and Children Act 2002 states that "due consideration" should be given to a child's "racial origins" but does not preclude adoption of children of a different race or ethnicity:
www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/38,
If you have a concern about how a local authority's adoption service is implementing these provisions then you should contact the relevant local authority in line with their complaints procedure, which is usually available on their website or can be obtained by phoning them.
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