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Adoption

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Bromley Council is discussing a recent report highlighting high safeguarding needs and a decrease in adoptions from care.

Bromley's annual safeguarding report for 2024/25, presented in November 2025, revealed a high level of need among children and families in the borough. The Bromley Safeguarding Children Partnership (BSCP) report also noted a decrease in the number of children being adopted from care.

Adoption, the legal process of becoming a child's parent, is currently being reviewed in Bromley. No further discussions or decisions regarding adoption are currently scheduled at Bromley Council or other local councils based on available information.

Key facts

  1. Bromley's annual safeguarding report for 2024/25 was presented in November 2025. Source
  2. The report highlighted a decrease in the number of children being adopted from care in Bromley. Source
  3. The report revealed a high level of need among children and families in Bromley. Source
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