Adoption and permanent fostering

Adoption and permanent fostering

Thinking about adopting or permanent fostering?

Contact us

Call freephone 0800 781 2332, you can speak to an adoption social worker on Monday to Friday between 9:30am and 5pm or leave a message and we will call you back the next working day.

Email adoption@rbkc.gov.uk

Information meetings

Adoption information events are regularly hosted by Hammersmith & Fulham, Westminster or Kensington and Chelsea. Details of our forthcoming events can be found below.

Please let us know if you will be attending one of these events, fill in this short form on the Kensington and Chelsea website.

 Alternatively, you can let us know if you'd like to attend by joining the event on our Facebook page

Event	Date	Time	Venue
Adoption information evening	20 June 2013	6pm - 8pm	City Management Suite, 18th Floor, Westminster City Hall, 64 Victoria Street, London SW1E 6QP
Adoption information evening	27 June 2013	PLEASE NOTE NEW TIME! 10.30am - 12.30pm	Committee Rooms 3 and 4, Kensington Town Hall, Hornton Street, London W8 7NX
Adoption information morning	19 September 2013	10am to 12noon	City Management Suite, 18th Floor, Westminster City Hall, 64 Victoria Street, London SW1E 6QP
Adoption information morning	19 October 2013	10am - 12 noon	Courtyard, Hammersmith Town Hall, King Street, London W6 9JU
Adoption information evening	7 November 2013	6pm - 8pm	Committee Rooms 5, 6, 7, Westminster City Hall, 64 Victoria Street, London SW1E 6QP
Adoption information evening	28 November 2013	6pm - 8pm	Committee Rooms 3 and 4, Kensington Town Hall, Hornton Street, London W8 7NX
Adoption information morning	29 January 2014	10am - 12 noon	City Management Suite, 18th Floor, Westminster City Hall, 64 Victoria Street, London SW1E 6QP
Adoption information morning	19 February 2014	10am - 12 noon	Courtyard Room, Hammersmith Town Hall, King Street, London, W6 9JU

Map of Kensington Town Hall [PDF] (file size 209Kb)

Map of Lighthouse West London [PDF] (file size 635Kb)

Map of Westway Information Centre [PDF] (file size 204Kb)

Map of Hammersmith Town Hall [PDF] (file size 346Kb)

Map of Westminster City Hall [PDF] (file size 301Kb)

Further information 

• Adoption questions and answers
• The adoption process
• Children currently waiting  
• Inter-country adoption
• Support

We have many children who need a loving home, from a wide variety of racial and religious backgrounds and age groups.

We have single children, children separated from their brothers and sisters, and children in sibling groups who need to be kept together: they are all in need of a permanent family.

They also all need families who reflect the heritage they come from as closely as possible. We encourage families to consider applying to adopt with Hammersmith and Fulham Council when we feel they can meet the needs of the specific children waiting within the borough.

Please look through our pages to find out more about our service to prospective adoptive families and the children waiting for adoption.

We look forward to hearing from you.

The London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham, The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and Westminster City Council joined their adoption services in April 2012 to provide a dedicated service for adoption across the three west London local authorities.