Wiltshire Council is approved as an adoption agency by the Department for Education
and Skills to arrange adoptions for children and for the approval of people as adoptive parents. For
more information about the adoption service in Wiltshire, please see
Adoption Statement
of Purpose 85kb
We provide a range of adoption services:
- Services for children who need adoption
- Becoming an adoptive parent
- Adoption support service
- Accessing your adoption records (adopted adults)
- Tracing an adopted person (intemediary services for birth relatives)
- Tracing your birth relatives (intermediary services for adopted adults)
- Special guardianship
- Intercountry adoption
- Step-parent adoption
If you want to know more about why children need adoption please view Children who need adoption.
If you have any complaints about the adoption service you have received, you are entitled to make a complaint. Please see our Complaints Procedure.
Contact Details (LiveLink)
Multiple Contacts:
eMail: adoption@wiltshire.gov.uk
Telephone: 01225 715555
Out of hours:
Fax: 01225 755196
Postal Address: Adoption Team
Social care Services Branch
Newbury House
Aintree
Avenue
White Horse Business Park
Trowbridge
BA14 0XB
In Person:
DX:
Related documents
Related links
- Everything you need to know about Adoption
- Adoption Online Application Form
- BAAF Adoption and Fostering
- Barnardos
- DCSF - Adoption
- Every Child Matters
- National Children's Homes
Last updated: 16 November 2010