TY - BOOK AU - Chennells,Prue AU - Hammond,Chris AU - Lord,Jennifer ED - British Agencies for Adoption & Fostering. TI - Adopting a child: a guide for people interested in adoption SN - 9781873868546 (pbk.) : U1 - 306.734 CHE PY - 1998/// CY - London PB - British Agencies for Adoption and Fostering KW - Adoption services KW - Great Britain KW - Adoption KW - Law and legislation KW - Family and Relationships KW - ukslc KW - Child care & upbringing: advice for parents KW - thema KW - Child welfare KW - Family & health N1 - Previous ed.: 1995; Written by Prue Chennells and Chris Hammond; revised by Jennifer Lord; Includes bibliographical references; About adoption -- 1.Children needing adoption -- 2.Who can adopt? -- 3.How do I go about adopting a child? -- 4.What about adoption from abroad -- 5.How is adoption made legal? -- 6.What happens after adoption? --7.What about fostering? -- Finding an adoption agency -- BAAF regions and adoption agencies within them -- England: North -- England: South -- Wales -- Scotland -- Northern Ireland -- BAAF and other useful organisations -- Useful books and leaflets N2 - Every year thousands of families consider adoption. Schools and colleges all over the country set adoption as a study topic. This book is the key authoritative guide for all these people ER -