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Gender difference in attitudes to gay adoption

New analysis of the British Social Attitudes survey, published by NatCen Social Research during gay adoption week, has found that men take a more conservative stance on gay adoption and parenting.

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Scotland’s Adoption Register proves to be a success

Scotland’s national Adoption Register has proved to be instrumental in helping almost 100 children find loving families, says the Scottish Government.

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Concerns over child maintenance changes

Single parent charity Gingerbread has once again expressed concern over planned changes to child maintenance arrangements that are currently going through Parliament.

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Child contact and domestic abuse

Recent research released by Scotland’s Commissioner for Children and Young People has revealed that over half (55%) of children caught up in contact disputes between parents where domestic abuse is alleged to have taken place no longer wish to have contact with their non-resident parent. In the majority of these cases, the non-resident parent is their father.

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One in five adoptive families let down by the system

Almost a fifth of families who adopted a child last year and requested post adoption support from their Local Authority did not receive any support, according to charity Adoption UK.

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