Adopting an Islington child

Islington Council’s adoption team is part of a specialist adoption service called Adopt London North, made up of six local authority adoption teams – Islington, Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Hackney and Haringey - working together as one agency.

Islington Council’s adoption team is part of a specialist adoption service called Adopt London North. If you are interested in adopting a child, please contact them by emailing adoptlondonnorth@islington.gov.uk or by calling 020 7527 4777. If you are interested in adopting a child, please contact Adopt London North on 020 7527 4777 or email north@adoptlondon.org.uk

For more details on all the services provided by Adopt London North, including information evening dates, support for adopters, birth families and adopted adults, visit the Adopt London website.

Adopting a child
Who can adopt, how the process works and the support Islington offers adoptive parents
The adoption process
How it works and how long it usually takes
Are you a birth parent?
Your options and rights if your child is placed for adoption
Finding birth parents or adopted children
Help with finding your birth parents, or if you're a relative who's been affected by adoption