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Wolverhampton Council intends to improve adoption recruitment process

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Published on: 08 July 2021

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LNB News 08/07/2021

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Issue Date: 08 July 2021

Published Date: 08 July 2021

Jurisdiction(s): England

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The Local Government & Social Care Ombudsman has announced that the City of Wolverhampton Council intends to improve its adoption recruitment process to adhere to statutory guidance following an ombudsman investigation. According to the ombudsman, the move has come following a woman’s complaint regarding the way she was assessment and rejected for adoption by an agency acting on the council’s behalf. Statutory guidance outlines that assessments should be made only after people have formally applied to adopt.

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