Source Record
Adoption and Children Act 2002
Why this source is used
Primary legislation that opened adoption applications in England and Wales to couples, including same-sex couples.
Start with the answer
Start with the answer How did UK family recognition expand for LGBTQ+ people? It expanded through adoption reforms, civil partnerships and staged marriage equality across UK nations. Read the topic guide UK LGBTQ+ Family Recognition and Adoption UK family recognition moved from explicit marriage exclusion to adoption rights, civil partnerships and eventual marriage equality across all four nations.
Source Status
- Publisher
- UK Legislation
- Type
- primary
- Reliability
- high
- Cited by
- 3 pages
