What do I do if I am not approved for adoption?

What do I do if I am not approved for adoption?

David Holmes (Chief Executive) gives expert video advice on: What do I do if I am not approved for adoption? and more...

If you're not approved in as much as if the adoption panel is minded to recommend that you not be approved as an adoptor, then you have a right to go to what's called the Independent Review mechanism, and what the Independent Review mechanism would do is they would review all of the paperwork again and they would either confirm or overturn the panel's recommendation. The final decision still rests with the agency.