Research and analysis

Evaluation of regional adoption agencies

Research reports from the 3-year evaluation of regional adoption agencies (RAAs).

From:
Department for Education
Published
21 July 2019
Last updated
3 March 2022 鈥� See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Ref: ISBN 978-1-78105-944-9, DFE-RR855

PDF, 1.99 MB, 91 pages

Ref: ISBN 978-1-83870-048-5, DFE-RR944

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Ref: ISBN 978-1-83870-119-2, DFE- RR1000

PDF, 923 KB, 100 pages

Ref: ISBN 978-1-83870-182-6, DFE-RR1000a

PDF, 508 KB, 38 pages

Ref: ISBN 978-1-83870-120-8 , DFE-RR1001

PDF, 606 KB, 59 pages

Ref: ISBN 978-1-83870-267-0, DFE- RB1136

PDF, 255 KB, 17 pages

Ref: ISBN 978-1-83870-266-3, DFE-RB1135

PDF, 233 KB, 15 pages

Ref: ISBN 978-1-83870-282-3, DFE - RR1154

PDF, 394 KB, 38 pages

Ref: ISBN 978-1-83870-281-6, DFE - RR1153

PDF, 388 KB, 45 pages

Ref: ISBN 978-1-83870-326-4, DFE-RR1186

PDF, 1.07 MB, 131 pages

Ref: ISBN 978-1-83870-327-1, DFE-RR1188

PDF, 539 KB, 48 pages

Ref: ISBN 978-1-83870-329-5, DFE-RR1189

PDF, 284 KB, 16 pages

Ref: ISBN 978-1-83870-328-8, DFE-RR1190

PDF, 202 KB, 16 pages

Details

This evaluation aims to understand regional adoption agencies (RAAs) and the models they are adopting.

皇冠体育app evaluation covers 4 main areas:

  • reducing unnecessary delay in matching and placing children with adopters
  • the sufficiency of local and national adopter recruitment
  • the provision of adoption support as defined in regulation
  • efficiencies and cost savings

Inception and scoping report

皇冠体育app report provides early insights for RAAs and local authorities to help them support the policy in their area.

First report

皇冠体育app report reviews the advancement and achievements of RAAs up to early 2019 and shares initial learning.

Second report

皇冠体育app report reviews the progress and early impact of RAAs up to early 2020.

Annex to the second report

皇冠体育app annex provides details of the theory of change for RAAs, a description of the evaluation, including the research questions.

皇冠体育app views and experiences of prospective adopters report

皇冠体育app report examines prospective adopters鈥� experiences as they prepared to become approved adopters.

Evaluation of regional adoption agencies: adopter recruitment

皇冠体育app report summarises evidence on adopter recruitment in the transition from local adoption services to RAAs.

Evaluation of regional adoption agencies: managing culture change

皇冠体育app report summarises evidence on managing culture change in the transition from local adoption services to RAAs.

Supporting adoptive families: the views of adoptive parents in 4 RAAs

皇冠体育app report examines the experiences of adoptive parents鈥� access to support services, timeliness of interventions and parents鈥� overall satisfaction with services.

皇冠体育app views and experiences of approved adopters in 5 RAAs

皇冠体育app report examines the perspectives of approved adopters following completion of their preparation group training.

Evaluation of regional adoption agencies: final report

皇冠体育app final report in the series evaluates the impact of RAAs on improving the delivery of adoption services.

Evaluation of regional adoption agencies: annex to the final report

皇冠体育app annex provides details of the theory of change for RAAs and a description of the evaluation, including the research questions.

Evaluation of regional adoption agencies: adoption support - research brief

皇冠体育app report summarises evidence on adoption support delivered by RAAs.

Evaluation of regional adoption agencies: leadership - research brief

皇冠体育app report summarises evidence on the topic of leadership from the evaluation of RAAs.

Updates to this page

Published 21 July 2019
Last updated 3 March 2022 show all updates

  1. Added the final report, annex to the final report, adoption support research brief and leadership research brief.

  2. Added '皇冠体育app views and experiences of approved adopters in 5 regional adoption agencies' and 'Supporting adoptive families: the views of adoptive parents in 4 regional adoption agencies'.

  3. Added 'Evaluation of regional adoption agencies: adopter recruitment' and 'Evaluation of regional adoption agencies: managing culture change'.

  4. Updated 鈥楨valuation of regional adoption agencies: second report (2019 to 2020)鈥� to correct an error relating to an upturn in placements orders since 2019.

  5. Added a second report for 2019 to 2020, an annex to the second report and a report on the views of prospective adopters.

  6. First published.

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