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City of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
- The Adoption Unit
- Social Services Directorate
- Shieldfield Centre
- 4 - 8 Clarence Walk
- Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE2 1AL
- Tel: 0191 278 8200
- Fax: 0191 278 8188
- website: City of Newcastle upon Tyne
- e-mail: adoption@newcastle.gov.uk
London Borough of Newham
- Family Placement Unit
- 46 Clova Road
- Forest Gate
- London E7 9AH
- Tel: 0800 783 6388
- website: London Borough Of Newham
- e-mail: adoption/teamduty@newham.gov.uk
Norfolk County Council
- The Adoption Unit
- 3 Unthank Road
- Norwich , NR2 2PA
- Tel: 01603 617796
- Fax: 01603 615557
- website: Norfolk County Council
- e-mail: adoption.unit@norfolk.gov.uk
North East Lincolnshire Council
- The Adoption Service
- St James House
- St James Square
- Grimsby
- North East Lincs DN31 1EP
- Tel: 01472 325555
- Fax: 01472 325605
- website: North East Lincolnshire County Council
- e-mail:fosteringandadoption@nelincs.gov.uk
North Lincolnshire Council
- Adoption and Fostering Team
- The Grove
- 38 West Street
- Scawby
- Brigg
- North Lincolnshire DN20 9AN
- Tel: 01652 656005
- website: North Lincolnshire Council
- e-mail: customerservice@northlincs.gov.uk
North Somerset District Council
- Adoption and Fostering Team
- Housing and Social Services Department
- Town Hall
- Weston-Super-Mare
- BS23 1ZY
- Tel: 01275 888999
- Fax: 01934 641119
- website: North Somerset District Council
- e-mail: adoptionandfostering@n-somerset.gov.uk
North Tyneside Council
- Family Placement Team
- Camden House
- Camden Street
- North Shields
- Tyne & Wear
- NE30 1NW
- Tel: 0191 200 6161
- Fax: 0191 200 8945
- website: North Tyneside Council
- e-mail: adoption@northtyneside.gov.uk
North Yorkshire County Council
- Social Services Department
- County Hall
- Northallerton DL7 8DD
- Tel: 0800 389 2362 Ext: 2628
- Fax: 01609 778199
- website: North Yorkshire County Council
Northamptonshire County Council
- Adoption Services
- Northamptonshire County Council
- Norborough House
- Coverack Close
- Northampton NN4 8PQ
- Tel: 01604 704704
- website: Northamptonshire County Council
- e-mail: a&f@northamptonshire.gov.uk
Northumberland County Council
- Family Support and Placement Service
- Tweed House
- Hepscott Park
- Morpeth
- Northumberland NE61 6NF
- Tel: 01670 534450
- Fax: 01670 534451
- website: Northumberland County Council
- e-mail: webenquiries@northumberland.gov.uk
Nottingham City Council
- Fostering and Adoption Service
- 126 Mansfield Road
- Social Services Department
- 4 Handsgate
- Nottingham NG1 3HL
- Tel: 0115 915 1234
- website: Nottingham City Council
- e-mail: info@nottinghamcity.gov.uk
Nottinghamshire County Council
- Forever Families
- Nottinghamshire Adoption Service
- Chadburn House
- Weighbridge Road
- Littleworth
- Mansfield
- Nottinghamshire
- NG18 1AH
- Telephone:0845 301 2288
- Fax: 01623 476875
- website: Nottinghamshire County Council
- e-mail: adoption@nottscc.gov.uk
Support After Adoption ( Nottinghamshire & Nottingham City Post Adoption Team)
- Melrose House
- Waverley Street
- Nottingham
- NG7 4HF
- Tel: 0115 978 7376
- Office:0115 978 5547
- e-mail: support.afteradoption@nottscc.gov.uk
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Metropolitan Borough of Oldham
- Oldham Family Placement Team
- Childrens Central Resources
- Marian Walker House
- Frederick Street
- Oldham OL1 8SW
- Tel: 0161 626 4947
- Fax: 0161 627 4969
- website: Metropolitan Borough of Oldham
- e-mail: socs.family.placement@oldham.gov.uk
Oxfordshire County Council
- Customer Services Unit
- Yarnton House
- Rutten Lane
- Yarnton
- Oxon OX5 1LP
- Tel: 01865 375515
- Fax: 01865 841666
- Area numbers:
- North Oxfordshire and Witney 01295 756438
- In and around Oxford 01865 815347
- South Oxfordshire 01235 549351
- website: Oxfordshire County Council
- e-mail: shc@oxfordshire.gov.uk
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Peterborough City Council
- Adoption & Fostering Team
- Suite 6 Staniland Court
- Staniland Way
- Werrington
- Peterborough PE4 6NJ
- Tel: 01733 746182
- Fax: 01733 746196
- website: Peterborough City Council
- e-mail: kate.hinchliff@peterborough.gov.uk
Poole Borough Council
- Adoption and Fostering Team
- 14a Commercial Road
- Poole
- Dorset BH14 0JW
- Tel: 01202 261501
- Fax: 01202 714710
- website: Poole Borough Council
- e-mail: childrenandfamilies@poole.gov.uk
Portsmouth City Council
- Domestic Adoption
- Portsmouth Adoption team
- 12 Chaucer House
- Isambard Brunel Road
- Portsmouth PO1 2DR
- Tel: 023 9283 2244
Intercountry adoption
- Portsmouth Social Services,
- lst Floor, Civic Offices
- Guildhall Square
- Portsmouth PO1 2EP
- Tel: 023 9284 1626
- Post Adoption Helpline: 023 9283 2288
- website: Portsmouth Social Services
- e-mail: cherry.harnott@portsmouthcc.gov.uk
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Reading Borough Council
- Fostering and Adoption Team
- Social Services Department
- Civic Centre
- Reading RG1 7TD
- Tel: 0118 955 3740
- Fax: 0118 955 3746
- website: Reading Borough Council
- e-mail: adoption@reading.org.uk
London Borough of Redbridge
- Adoption and Fostering
- Station Road
- Barkingside
- Essex IG6 1NB
- Tel: 020 8708 7460 (or 020 8708 7528 after office hours)
- Fax: 020 8708 7887
- website: London Borough of Redbridge
- e-mail: customer.cc@redbridge.gov.uk
Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council
- Social Services Department
- Permanency Team
- Grosmont Resource Centre
- 20 Grosmont Close
- Redcar TS10 4PJ
- Tel: 01642 495910
- Fax: 01642 491630
- website: Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council
- e-mail: joanne-gilroy@redcar-cleveland.gov.uk
London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames
- Adoption and Fostering Team
- 42 York Road
- Twickenham , TW1 3BW
- Tel: 020 8891 7754
- Fax: 020 8891 7962
- website: London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
- e-mail: children.families@richmond.gov.uk
Rochdale Council
- Rochdale Family Placement Team – Child Care Service
- Foxholes House
- Foxholes Road
- Rochdale OL12 OED
- Tel: 01706 710750
- Fax: 01706 715033
- website: Rochdale Council
- e-mail: familyplacements@rochdale.gov.uk
Rotherham Borough Council
- Family Placement Team
- 4 th Floor
- Crinoline House
- Effingham House
- Rotherham
- South Yorkshire S65 1AW
- Tel: 01709 823963
- Fax: 01709 828561
- website: Rotherham Borough Council
- e-mail: rosie.barber@rotherham.gov.uk
Rutland Council
- See the entry under Leicester City Council
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Salford City Council
- City of Salford
- Community & Social Services Directorate
- Family Placement Team
- Avon House
- Avon Close
- Little Hulton
- Salford M28 0LA
- Tel: 0161 799 1268 (Recruitment hotline)
- website: Salford City Council
- e-mail: family.recruitment@salford.gov.uk
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
- Family Placement Service
- 1 st Floor Crystal House
- 1-7 Crystal Drive
- Sandwell Business Park
- Smethwick B66 1QG
- Tel: 0845 352 8609
- Fax: 0845 352 8626
- website: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
- e-mail: childcare@sandwell.gov.uk
Metropolitan Borough of Sefton
- Social Care Customer Access Team
- 7 th Floor, Merton House
- Stanley Road
- Bootle L20 3UU
- Tel: 0151 934 3737
- Fax: 0151 934 3739
- website: Metropolitan Borough of Sefton
- e-mail: SocialCare.CustomerAccessTeam@social....sefton.gov.uk
Sheffield Metropolitan City Council
- Family Placement Service (Fostering and Adoption)
- 2nd Floor
- Castle Market Buildings
- Exchange Street
- Sheffield S1 2AH
- Tel: 0114 273 5075
- website: Sheffield Metropolitan City Council
- e-mail: familyplacementservices@sheffield.gov.uk
Shropshire County Council
- ( Joint venture with Telford & Wrekin Council)
- Observer House
- Holywell Street
- Abbey Foregate
- Shrewsbury SY2 6BL
- Tel: 01743 241915
- Fax: 01743 248639
- website: Shropshire County Council
- e-mail: Catherine.Warner@shropshire-cc.gov.uk
Slough Borough Council
- Fostering and Adoption Teams
- Slough Social Services
- Town Hall
- Bath Road
- Slough SL1 3UQ
- Tel: 01753 690960
- Fax: 01753 690964
- website: Slough Borough Council
- e-mail: fostering-adoption@slough.gov.uk
Metropolitan Borough of Solihull
- Adoption and Placements Team
- Education and Children's Services
- Jubilee House
- 655 Auckland Drive
- Smith's Wood
- Solihull West Midlands B36 0SN
- Tel: 0121 749 8100
- website: Mertropolitan Borough of Solihull
- e-mail: Ssplace@solihull.gov.uk
Somerset County Council
- Social Services Department
- County Hall
- Taunton
- Somerset TA1 4DY
- Tel: 0800 587 9900 or 0800 317220
- website: Somerset County Council
- e-mail: somersetdirect@somerset.gov.uk
South Gloucestershire Council
- The Family Placement Team
- The Heath Resource Centre
- 2a Newton Road
- Cadbury Heath
- South Gloucestershire BS30 8EZ
- Tel: 01454 866423
- Fax: 01454 866261
- website: South Gloucestershire Council
- e-mail: adoption@southglos.gov.uk
Metropolitan Borough of South Tyneside
- Adoption Service
- 16 Barrington Street
- South Shields
- Tyne and Wear NE33 1AN
- Tel: 0191 423 8500 or 0845 230 9616
- Fax: 0191 423 8510
- website: Metropolitan Borough of South Tyneside
- e-mail: terry.fitzpatrick@s-tyneside-mbc.gov.uk
Southampton City Council
- Adoption Services
- 399 Hinkler Road
- Thornhill,
- Southampton SO19 6DS
- Tel 023 8044 6450
- Fax: 023 8043 8535
- website: Southampton City Council
- e-mail: diane.ferry@southampton.gov.uk
Southend Council
- Family Finders
- 283 London Road
- Southend-On-Sea SS0 7BX
- Tel: 01702 354366
- website: Southend Council
- e-mail: MickHamblion@southend.gov.uk
London Borough of Southwark
- Adoption and Permanence Team
- 47b East Dulwich Road
- London SE22 9BZ
- Tel: 020 7525 4488
- Fax: 020 7525 4449
- website: London Borough of Southwark
- e-mail: adoption @southwark.gov.uk
St Helens Council
- Adoption and Foster Care Service
- 73 Corporation Street
- St Helens
- Merseyside WA10 1SX
- Tel: 01744 456526
- Fax: 01744 611550
- website: St Helens Council
- e-mail: adoption@sthelens.gov.uk
Staffordshire County Council
- Family Placement Service
- Stafford Area Office
- Madford Retail Park
- Foregate Street
- Stafford ST16 2PA
- website: Staffordshire County Council
- e-mail: info@care4child.org
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
- Social Services Division Family Placement Team
- Reddish Green Centre
- St Elizabeth's Way
- Reddish
- Stockport SK5 6BL
- Tel: 0161 947 4646
- Fax: 0161 442 1437
- WebsiteStockport Metropolitan Borough Council
- e-mail: familyplacement@stockport.gov.uk
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
- Social Serv ices Department
- Billingham Council Offices
- Town Centre
- Billingham TS23 2LW
- Tel: 01642 526218
- Fax: 01642 397147
- website: Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
- e-mail: child.placement@stockton.gov.uk
Stoke on Trent City Council
- Social Services Adoption Team
- Heron Cross House
- Grove Road
- Fenton
- Stoke on Trent ST4 3AY
- Tel: 01782 234555
- Fax: 01782 234556
- website: Stoke on Trent City Council
- e-mail: heroncross.house@stoke.gov.uk
Suffolk County Council
- Suffolk Adoption Agency
- The Principal's House
- Stoke Road
- Thorndon
- Near Eye
- Suffolk IP23 7JG
- Tel: 0800 389 9417 or 01379 672750
- website: Suffolk County Council
- e-mail: adoption@socserv.suffolk.gov.uk
City of Sunderland
- Adoption Agency
- Services for Looked After Children
- Penshaw House
- Station Road
- Shiney Row
- Houghton-le-Spring, DH4 7LB
- Social Services Department
- 50 Fawcett Street
- Sunderland SR1 1RF
- Tel: 0191 382 3108
- Fax: 0191 382 3165
- website: City of Sunderland
- e-mail: enquiries@sunderland.gov.uk
Surrey County Council
- Adoption & Permanency Service
- Belair House
- Chertsey Boulevard
- Hanworth Lane
- Chertsey
- Surrey KT16 9JX
- Tel: 01932 794340
- Fax: 01932 794380
- website: Surrey County Council
- e-mail: adoption@surreycc.gov.uk
London Borough of Sutton
- Adoption and Fostering Service
- The Lodge
- Honeywood Walk
- Carshalton
- Surrey SM5 3NX
- Tel: 020 8770 4477
- website: London Borough of Sutton
- e-mail: katherine.giles@sutton.gov.uk
Swindon Borough Council
- Social Services Department
- Civic Offices
- Euclid Street
- Swindon SN1 2JH
- Tel: 01793 465700
- website: Swindon Borough Council
- e-mail: familyplacement@swindon.gov.uk
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Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
- The Adoption and Permanency Team
- Tameside Social Services
- 56 Warrington Street
- Ashton-under-Lyne
- Lancashire OL6 7JX
- Tel: 0161 342 4162
- website: Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council
- e-mail: adoption@mail.tameside.gov.uk
Telford & Wrekin Council (Joint venture with Shropshire County Council)
- Observer House
- Holywell Street
- Abbey Foregate
- Shrewsbury SY2 6BL
- Tel: 01743 241915
- Fax: 01743 248639
- website: Telford & Wrekin Council
- e-mail: Catherine.Warner@shropshire-cc.gov.uk
Thurrock Council
- Family Placement Team
- Civic Offices
- New Road
- Grays RM17 6TJ
- Tel: 01375 652617/8
- website: Thurrock Council
- e-mail: fostering.adoption@thurrock.gov.uk
Torbay Borough Council
- Adoption and Planning Service
- Children's Services
- Parkfield House
- 38 Esplanade Road
- Paignton TQ3 2NH
- Tel: 01803 402752
- website: Torbay Borough Council
- e-mail: adoption.team@torbay.gov.uk
London Borough of Tower Hamlets
- Family Placement Unit
- Woodstock Terrace
- 117 Poplar High Street
- London E14 0AE
- Tel: 0800 279 9850
- Fax: 020 7364 2277
- website: London Borough of Tower Hamlets
- e-mail: adoption@towerhamlets.gov.uk
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
- Adoption Team
- The Resource Centre
- 71a Northenden Road
- Sale M33 2DG
- Tel: 0161 912 3511/2/4/5
- Fax: 0161 912 5027
- website: Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council
- e-mail: Kelly.catherine@trafford.gov.uk
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City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
- Family Placement Team
- 6 Springfield Grange
- Flanshaw
- Wakefield WF2 9QP
- Tel: 01924 302166
- Fax: 01924 302168
- website: City of Wakefield Metropolitan District Council
- e-mail: info@adoption-fostering.org.uk
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
- Duty Officer
- Family Placement Service
- 106 Essington Road
- New Invention
- Willenhall
- West Midlands WV12 5DT
- Tel: 01922 710751
- Fax: 01922 409719
- website: Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
- e-mail: familyplacementservices@walsall.gov.uk
London Borough of Waltham Forest
- Fostering and Adoption Service,
- 1c The Drive
- Walthamstow
- London E17 3BN
- Tel: 020 8496 1588
- Fax: 020 8496 2476
- website: London Borough of Waltham Forest
- e-mail: fosteringadoption@soc.lbwf.gov.uk
London Borough of Wandsworth
- Social Services Department
- Welbeck House
- 43-51 Wandsworth High Street
- London SW18 2PU
- Tel: 020 8871 7261 (duty)
- Fax: 020 8871 8550
- website: London Borough of Wandsworth
- e-mail: adoptionandfostering@wandsworth.gov.uk
Warrington Borough Council
- Warrington Borough Council
- Adoption and Fostering Services
- St Werburghs l
- Irwell Road
- Warrington
- Cheshire WA4 6BB
- Tel: 01925 444100 or 01925 457085
- Fax: 01925 444276
- website: Warrington Borough Council
- e-mail: fostering.adoption@warrington.gov.uk
Warwickshire County Council
- Fostering and Adoption Development Team
- Faraday Hall
- Lower Hillmorton Road
- Rugby CV21 3TU
- Tel: 01926 413313
- Fax: 01926 413344
- website: Warwickshire County Council
- e-mail: fosteringadoptiondevelopmentteam@warwickshire.gov.uk
West Berkshire Council
- Family Placement Team
- Council Offices
- Avonbank House
- West Street
- Newbury
- Berkshire RG14 1BZ
- Tel: 01635 503155
- Fax: 01635 516729
- website: West Berkshire Council
- e-mail: MShort@westberks.gov.uk
West Sussex County Council
- County Adoption Team
- Harwood House
- King's Road
- Horsham
- West Sussex RH13 1PR
- Tel: 01403 246416
- Fax: 01403 246401
- website: West Sussex County Council
- e-mail: adoption.team@westsussex.gov.uk
Westminster City Council
- New Families Team
- 33 Tachbrook Street
- London SW1V 2JR
- Tel: 020 7641 6301
- Fax: 020 7641 2527
- website: Westminster City Council
- e-mail: bridward@westminster.gov.uk
Wigan Council
- Family Placement Team
- Hesketh Meadow
- 196 Newton Road
- Lowton
- Nr Warrington WA3 2AQ
- Tel: 01942 487203
- Fax: 01942 487211
- website: Wigan Council
- e-mail: adoption@wiganmbc.gov.uk
Wiltshire County Council
- Social Services Department
- County Hall
- Bythesea Road
- Trowbridge
- Wiltshire BA14 8JG
- Tel: 01225 752198
- (Trowbridge, West Wilts areas)
- 01722 333552
- ( Salisbury and Kennet areas)
- 01249 460222
- (Chippenham, North Wilts areas)
- website: Wiltshire County Council
- e-mail: childrenandfamilies@wiltshire.gov.uk
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Council
- Fostering, Adoption and Respite Service
- 4 Marlow Road ,
- Maidenhead
- Berkshire SL6 7YR
- Tel: 01628 683201
- Fax: 01628 683151
- website: Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Council
- e-mail: adoption-fostering@rbwm.gov.uk
Metropolitan Borough of Wirral
- Central Advice and Duty Team
- PO Box 32
- Birkenhead
- Wirral CH41 5WE
- Tel: 0151 606 2006
- Fax: 0151 606 2600
- Minicom:0151 666 5259
- website: Metropolitan Borough of Wirral
- e-mail: comments@wirral.gov.uk
Wokingham District Council Authority
- Family Placement Team
- Lytham Court
- Lytham Road
- Woodley
- Berks RG5 3PQ
- Tel: 0118 944 5468
- Fax: 0118 927 2223
- website: Wokingham District Council Authority
- e-mail: wokinghamdc@wokingham.gov.uk
Wolverhampton Borough Council
- Family Placement Team
- Wolverhampton Social Services
- 66 Mount Pleasant
- Bilston WV14 7PR
- Tel: 01902 553070 (Freephone: 0800 073 0189)
- website: Wolverhampton Borough Council
- e-mail: webmaster@wolverhampton.gov.uk
Worcestershire County Council
- Recruitment and Training Team
- Family Placement
- Social Services Training Centre
- Tolladine Road
- Worcester WR24 4NB
- Tel: 0800 028 2158 or 01905 612428
- Fax: 01905 763000
- website: Worcestershire County Council
- e-mail: socialservices@worcestershire.gov
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City of York Council
- Family Placement Team
- City of York Children's Services
- Hollycroft
- Wenlock Terrace
- York YO10 4DU
- Tel: 01904 555310
- website: City of York Council
- e-mail: adoptionandfostering@york.gov.uk
