For our seventh Voice of the Child podcast we investigate whether councils and adoption and fostering agencies are breaking the law when they advertise children online.
Despite legislation which makes it clear that birth mums and dads with parental responsibility should be consulted on every significant decision relating to their child, local authorities and agencies are routinely failing to involve parents in the advertising process.
Whether through a lack of understanding, or a desire to ensure birth parents don’t cause difficulties during the placement process, most parents are never consulted about their children being advertised online.
And no one is asking those children how they feel about being exposed on the internet.
Simon Haworth, an expert and lecturer on social work, speaks to the Voice of the Child about the law and process behind this policy and why he feels adoption and fostering placements need to be reformed.
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From the podcast:
Adoption Agency Marketing Children On Facebook Sparks Public Fury
Ombudsman Decision: London Borough of Bromley (18 015 715)
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Thanks Natasha Keep up your magnificent work and hopefully stay well in these difficult times Best wishes Ed
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Thank you so much, Ed, wishing you a safe and enjoyable few weeks.
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Children used to be advertised in be my parent magazine, and the parent(s) with PR was not allowed to see ‘their’ own child advertised.
What was they hiding?
I’ll be catching up on some of your podcasts I’ve missed. Thank you for all the hard work you do hun. My number one favourite platform.
Respect and love as always Xxxx
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Good question. Thank you for reading and listening, it means the world. Masses of respect and love xxxxxxxx
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Simple solution ………. Abolish all “forced adoption”. (adoption of children forced by the State on birth parents against their will)
All adoptions should be voluntary with no objections from birth parents. Anything else should be illegal and therefore a crime.
All perpetrators should then be PUNISHED
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They take our children and dont want to know us,they dont care about us nor the children,they advertise our kids like pedigree puppies without our concent yet if we mention anything about OUR kids on social media,we are in big trouble,we are gagged.
They give our kids and lie about their needs just to get them off the system as quick as they get them in the system just for them off to anyone then that’s it,they’re left,no wonder they are returned back to the system,bouncing around to different strangers,and we as parents dont get told,we have to just move on like they never existed,this is NOT for the best of the children,its beyond abuse,its damaging to these children,life long damage and L.A dont care one bit about these traumatized children.
They are more traumatized from the second they are taken from their biological families,as far as I’m concerned its inhumane and a disgrace.
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Well if the “SS” advertise your children for adoption why not reproduce their adverts but ADD your comments and your story underneath on facebook,twitter,and all the blogs like this one ??
The “SS” would make themselves ridiculous if they tried to prosecute you in a criminal court open to all the world !
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