Helping you find the information you need about adoption
Whether you’re a prospective adopter looking for an agency, an adoptive family in need of support at home or school, or an adoptee searching for your records, there are organisations that can help you.
If you’re seeking guidance on a topic not covered here, please get in touch with the Adoption UK Scotland advice and support line on 0300 666 0006 or email us using our online form here.
| Adoption UK Scotland | https://www.adoptionuk.org/scotland | Charity offering advice and guidance to adoptive families, prospective adopters, adoptees and professionals working in the adoption sector. |
| Scotland’s Adoption Register | https://scotlandsadoptionregister.org.uk/ | A Scottish Government funded service helping agencies match families to children in need of placements. |
| Find an Adoption Agency | https://scotlandsadoptionregister.org.uk/find-an-agency/ | Contact details for each of Scotland’s adoption agencies. |
| Association for Fostering, Kinship and Adoption Scotland | https://afkascotland.org/ | A charity which improves outcomes for children in care by supporting those working in adoption, fostering or the care of looked after children. |
| FASD Hub Scotland | https://www.adoptionuk.org/fasd-hub | Adoption UK service offering support and advice to those affected by FASD in Scotland. |
| Virtual School Head Teachers’ Network | https://www.celcis.org/our-work/key-areas/education/virtual-school-head-teachers | Virtual Head Teachers work with parents and schools across their local authority area to improve educational outcomes for care experienced young people. |
| Parent Club | https://www.parentclub.scot/ | Parent Club offers guidance from the Scottish Government on children’s health, wellbeing and education. |
| Scottish Attachment in Action | https://scottishattachmentinaction.org/ | SAIA is a charity that campaigns to raise awareness of attachment theory. They can provide information, resources, training, and research about attachment across the lifespan and society. |
| Who Cares? Scotland | https://www.whocaresscotland.org/ | A charity that campaigns for and supports care-experienced people in Scotland. |
| Scottish Child Law Centre | https://sclc.org.uk/ | Helps children and young people, their families and carers, and professionals working for and with children by providing advice and information through an advice line, email and text services. |
| UK Trauma Council | https://uktraumacouncil.org/ | Resources about trauma for professionals, parents and carers. |
| Birthlink | https://birthlink.org.uk/ | Birthlink provides a range of services to help individuals and families affected by adoption who have a Scottish connection, including the Adoption Contact Register for Scotland. |
| NRS Adoption records | https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/registration/adoption | Information on contact and tracing, including how to obtain certificates of adoption. |
| Scottish Adult Adoptee Movement | https://adultadoptee.org.uk/scottish-adult-adoptee-movement/ | A group of adult adoptees striving to change the narrative on adoption in Scotland. |
| Health in Mind historic adoption peer support service | https://health-in-mind.org.uk/how-we-can-help/national-services/historic-adoption-peer-support-service/ | The mental health charity operates a peer support service for anyone affected by historical forced adoptions. |
