Children don’t need talk. They need loving families. And they needed Tim Loughton.

Posted by Francesca on Oct 2, 2012 in Blog | 1 comment Since 2010 we’ve campaigned for changes to the adoption system.  This is a long game – and a slow one – but we’re very proud that our work has meant adoption is at the top of the government’s agenda, where it should. Our media exposure and sustained pressure on the government  meant there was a six percent rise in the number of adoptions last year.  From our small beginnings, we’ve made serious...
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Thank you!

Posted by Francesca on Sep 30, 2012 in Blog | 0 comments Summer arrived and life kind of got in the way. It was a particular testing few months for all sorts of reasons, but we seem to have managed it. At the end of it was the delight of seeing my brother get married, Gaia start her first day at ‘big’school while Luca headed off to nursery. So new beginnings all around! Meanwhile work on the campaign hasn’t stopped, rather the...
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A child should be valued, not priced

Posted by Francesca on Sep 26, 2012 in Blog | 0 comments   When I read things like this I totally understand why some people find the idea of adoption a step too far. It is a fact that when you adopt you have to pay money – to your council, your government, various lawyers and that’s even before you factor in the kind of expenses you incur travelling to find your child and taking time off work in order to be able to do so. By its nature, adoption...
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Even celebrities fail to adopt

Posted by Francesca on May 17, 2012 in Blog | 0 comments A few weeks ago I was contacted by Olga Rudneva. She’s a film maker who’s been making a documentary feature about adoption. It’s an international movie inspired by the failed adoption of  Sir Elton John and his partner, David Furnish, in which a couple who are considering adoption go on a voyage of discovery visiting orphanages and learning about adoption. You probably know what’s coming next:...
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Time for Cameron and Loughton to pay more than lip service to adoption

Posted by Francesca on May 12, 2012 in Blog | 0 comments Yesterday I had an uplifting and inspirational chat with the one and only Bruce Oldfield, who has graciously been supporting my work on adoption. While we talked about the need for change, David Cameron was giving his Queen’s speech. Like many others I didn’t expect very much at all and I think we got even less. The London Independent newspaper put it perfectly: “Lots of style...
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An Action Plan for Adoption: Tackling Delay

Posted by Francesca on Mar 26, 2012 in Blog | 0 comments  An Action Plan for Adoption: Tackling Delay (Issued by Department of Education – March 2012) Adoption with Humanity welcomes the new action plan. However, we continue to believe that sadly this will not make the changes necessary to improve the adoption system and assert the best interests of children. The reason remains the same – there still isn’t the appropriate regulatory...
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