Stage one. This takes approximately two months from receipt of your registration of interest form.
To help you through the process, an Adoption Advisor will meet with you to explain the adoption process.
At this time, we will contact your references and start to carry out Criminal Records checks with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
What you need to do next
You will need to:
- pay for an adoption medical with your GP
- book onto the adoption preparation training - your Adoption Advisor will arrange this
- complete a workbook on a computer (if you need a paper copy of the workbook, please ask your Adoption Advisor)
Before the formal process starts we will ask you to come to an interview.
We will let you know at this stage, if we decide not to go ahead with your application and the reasons why.
You can find more information about the next steps on our Stage Two page.