Adoption Policy Review Group: phase one report

Report on phase one of a two-phase review to look at adoption law and practice, commissioned in April 2001.


ADOPTION POLICY REVIEW GROUP -REPORT PHASE I

MEMBERSHIP OF THE ADOPTION POLICY REVIEW ADVISORY GROUP
ANNEX 2

Group members:
Sheriff Principal Graham Cox, Chair
Sally Wassell, Independent Social Work Consultant
Penny Simpson, Chair of Children's Panel, Children's Group
Margaret Campbell, Director, St Margaret's Children and Family Care Society
Ann Sutton, Director, Scottish Adoption Association
Barbara Hudson, Director, BAAF
Harriet Dempster, Director of Social Work, Highland Council
Marian Keogh, Deputy Executive Director, The Glasgow Alliance
Sheriff Elizabeth Jarvie
Michael Sawyer, Head of Social Work, Fife Council
Michael Whittaker, Adopted person
John Fardell, Adoptive parent
Katherine Ashe, Adoptive parent
Mary Gibbons, Adopted person

Scottish Executive members:
Rachel Gwyon, Young People and Looked After Children Division
Angela Wiseman, Young People and Looked After Children Division
Hazel Dewart, Young People and Looked After Children Division
Alistair Gaw, Social Work Services Inspectorate

Independent Legal Adviser to Group
Lexy Plumtree, Solicitor, Legal Consultant BAAF Scotland

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