The Adoption Barometer – Key findings and analysis

Offered by CORAM BAAF, Adoption UK’s Adoption Barometer is the UK’s only annual stocktake of the impact of policy and practice on the lives of adoptees and adoptive families.

Now in it’s eighth year, this year’s Adoption Barometer Update, based on a survey of nearly 3,500 adoptees, prospective adopters and adoptive parents reveals a mixed picture across the UK. In the recently published update, (published in June 2026), prospective adopters, adoptive parents and adopted people aged 16+ give their views on topics including the preparation and matching process, birth family contact, adoption support, education, accessing records, tracing and reunion and mental health.

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