Hertfordshire Children’s Social Care Policies and Procedures Manual

People to whom Adoption Support Services must be Extended

Caption: People to whom Adoption Support Services must be Extended
Person being assessed	Services for which they are entitled to be assessed
	Services to enable discussion of matters relating to adoption	Assistance in relation to arrangements for contact	Therapeutic services	Services to ensure the continuation of adoptive relationship	Services to assist in cases of disruption	Counselling, advice and information	Financial support
Agency adoptive child	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Adoptive parent of an agency adoptive child	x	x		x	x	x	x
Child of adoptive parent				x	x	x
Birth parents or guardians of an agency adoptive child	x	x				x
A relative (or someone with whom the local authority consider the child to have a beneficial relationship) of agency adoptive child		x				x
Intercountry adoptive child			x	x	x	x
Intercountry adoptive parent				x	x	x
Birth sibling of an adoptive child		x				x
Non-agency adoptive children, their parents and guardians						x
Prospective adopters						x
Adopted adults, their parent, birth parent and former guardians						x
A relative (or someone with whom the local authority consider the child to have a beneficial relationship) of a non-agency adoptive child						x

Last Updated: February 19, 2025