Havering Council hopes it will speed up the process
Adopt London East aims to help speed up the process of finding new families for vulnerable children across east London.
The agency, which is made up of councils in Havering, Barking and Dagenham, Newham, and Tower Hamlets, will also give extra support to people wishing to adopt.
Councillor Robert Benham, from Havering Council, said: “By working together with our neighbouring authorities, we’re now in a position to speed up the matching process for children waiting in care with potential adopters, while also cutting down the time children spend waiting for adopters to come forward.
“Havering is pleased to be leading the regional group, as by working together as a team, we’ll be able to reduce the number of agencies that provide adoption services and make it quicker and easier for prospective adopters from across East London to be assessed and approved.
“This new approach to adoption will help children in care to move in to their adoptive family at a younger age, with the aim of improving the overall well-being of our children and young people in their new families.”
Staff from the new agency will be based at Adopt London East’s head office in Romford, but will also maintain a base in each of the four local authorities.
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