Guide to other websites

Adoption Information Line Gives advice and information and also assists social services and adoption agencies to recruit carers for children.
www.adoption.org.uk

A family-finding service from the British Association for Adoption & Fostering. Aimed at prospective adopters and foster carers it includes profiles, photographs and videos of UK children waiting for new families and general information on becoming an adoptive or foster parent.
www.bemyparent.org.uk/

Department for Education and Skills Guidance documents on the education of children and young people in care, available for download.
www.dfes.gov.uk

Fostering Information Line The sister service to the Adoption Information Line.
www.fostering.org.uk

General Register Office Information on registering births or deaths in England and Wales, getting married, obtaining certificates and using the Family Records Centre.
www.statistics.gov.uk

The Fostering Network Aims to help children in foster care to thrive by providing practical assistance to those who can make it happen.
www.thefostering.net