Keeping in Touch reviews for adoptive parents

You can request for your Keeping in Touch arrangements to be reviewed at any time.

Contact our team who will be happy to support you.

During a review, our team will ask all those adults involved in the Keeping in Touch arrangements for your child and how things are working. We want to hear what’s going well and what may require changes to make sure your child is receiving the contact they need.

The review will be an opportunity to think about changing Keeping in Touch arrangements to include birth relatives and other important people in your child’s life. Your child, where possible, will always be asked how they feel about these arrangements and what they would like.

We will aim to have any review completed within six weeks.

Yes, other birth family relatives such as grandparents, aunties and uncles can be included. You can request this as part of your review, and their permission will be sought to join in with your ongoing Keeping in Touch arrangements.

There is no formal assessment process, as these arrangements are voluntary. Changes to your Keeping in Touch arrangements will focus on what is best for your child.

Our team are here to help you. It’s good for us to hear about positive changes contact has made and at times, perhaps some of the challenges you have faced. It is important we understand the relationship you want to develop with your child’s birth relatives.

We want to reassure you that we will support you throughout the review.

Yes, we want to support you in any way we can to make sure you have a complete review of your Keeping in Touch arrangements with your child’s birth relatives. If you need support at any time, you can contact our Keeping in Touch Team.

Yes. We know things change and we will be happy to complete another review at a later date.