Buckinghamshire Council proudly supports LGBTQ+ Adoption – find out more

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  • Home and location

    Our mission is to create lifelong homes for children with adopters from Buckinghamshire and beyond. We work tirelessly to find the ideal match, searching both locally and nationally.


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  • Family and background

    We love to hear from anyone who can create a loving family home for a child, whatever your: - sexuality - gender identity - religion - nationality - relationship status - family history


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  • Skills and support

    Our amazing children don’t need saints or superheroes. Adopters are normal people from all sorts of backgrounds. And none of them came ready-made; we help you develop the skills to succeed.


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  • Health and wellbeing

    People are often worried that they won't be able to adopt because of their age or health. The reality is that few people are turned away for these reasons.


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  • Time and money

    The time involved in adopting can take people by surprise. But often so do the benefits adopters can access throughout their journey. These include specialist training, financial support and time off work.


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  • Children and care

    Becoming an adopter means providing a loving family and home to a child in need who hasn’t had the ideal start in life.


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If you want to learn more, join us to hear from adopters and meet our team.

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Get in touch

If you have any questions about adoption, you can email us at adoption@buckinghamshire.gov.uk

or call 01494 586 349