Lords to examine racial and ethnic disparities in the adoption system
Monday 6 June 2022
Today the House of Lords Select Committee on the Children and Families Act 2014 will continue its inquiry examining whether the Children and Families Act 2014 is fit for purpose.
In this session the Committee will explore the racial and ethnic disparities in the adoption system with two witnesses who have founded initiatives which aim to increase the diversity of the adoption system and improve the experience of minority ethnicity adopters and adoptees.
The public evidence session will take place in Committee Room 3 at 3.15pm (BST) on Monday 6 June 2022 and can be viewed live on Parliament TV
The committee will hear from:
3:15pm
- Ade Larigo, Founder, Agency Connection
- Yoni Ejo, CEO, Diversity Adopt
Likely question topics include:
- Reasons for ethnic disparities in the adoption system, such as increased waiting times for black and minority ethnicity children
- The impact of the removal of the requirement to consider ethnicity in adoption
- Recruitment of adopters from different backgrounds
- Diversity within adoption panels
- Support for adopters and adoptees
- The suitability of existing models for permanence, including adoption and special-guardianship orders, for ethnic minority groups
- Changes needed to the adoption system
