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<p>The government is determined to respond to the challenges set by the Independent
Review of Children’s Social Care and will consider the recommendations carefully.
As set out in our adoption strategy paper, improving contact for children, birth families,
and adoptive parents is a key priority.</p><p> </p><p>The adoption strategy commits
us to working with regional adoption agencies to develop and trial what good practice
around contact looks like, with a view to setting national standards in this area.
This includes investigating what support is needed for children, birth parents, and
adoptive parents. Regional adoption agencies are currently trialling a programme called
‘Letterswap’, which is a new digital platform to improve the current ‘Letterbox’ system.</p><p>
</p><p>In addition, the Adoption and Special Guardianship Leadership Board has established
a ‘Maintaining relationships for children’ sub-group. It has a remit to improve children’s
understanding of their identity to improve their ability to reach their potential
as adults. This group’s work will complement that of regional adoption agency leaders
to help develop good practice around contact which can be shared with adoption agencies
across the country.</p>
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