Family Solicitors

Lincolnshire County Council has announced that its Adoption Service has won First4Adoption’s Excellence in Adoption Practice Award.

The service was rewarded for its dedication and “consistently high standards” – together with an innovative approach to meeting the needs of children who are waiting to be adopted.

The National Adoption Week Awards celebrate good practice and exceptional achievement among those working or involved in adoption in the UK.

The last two Ofsted inspections for the service have been graded as outstanding.

Edward Timpson MP – who was made Minister of State for Vulnerable Children and Families at Department for Education in July 2016 – presented the award.

Executive Councillor for Children’s Services at Lincolnshire County Council, Councillor Mrs Patricia Bradwell, said:

“This is a well-deserved award for the excellent work of our adoption team, supporting children and young people to find loving homes – and giving adopters the advice and encouragement they need"

“This is such an essential service – and the award will help to raise our profile and hopefully encourage adopters to come forward for the children we have waiting.”

Anne Johnson, Team Manager for the Adoption Team, added:

“We work hard to maintain high standards for the service, so it was great to get recognition for our work in finding families for children – and supporting them and their adoptive families on their adoption journey.

“We still need more adopters to come forward – if you have thought about adopting, then please get in touch with the adoption team.”

Lincolnshire Adoption Service is currently recruiting adopters for children aged three years and above, as well as brothers and sisters who need to be kept together, children with disabilities and additional needs – and children who are placed under the Foster to Adopt scheme.



Duncan Lewis Family Solicitors

Duncan Lewis family solicitors can advise on a wide range of family and child care matters, including child abuse within the home, children taken into Local Authority care, Court of Protection, Section 38 enquiries and pre-proceedings meetings.

There are Duncan Lewis offices nationwide and our specialist child care and family solicitors are also able to advise on:

• Adoption and international adoption


• Child care arrangements


• Child maintenance


• Civil Partnerships


• Court Orders


• Divorce


• Domestic violence & honour crimes


• Dowry disputes


• FGM


• Forced marriage


• International child abduction


• International marriage and divorce


• Islamic marriage and divorce


• Property disputes


• Separation agreements


• Spouse abandonment


• Wills and trusts.