In December 2021, the National Regional Adoption Agencies Team (NRAAT) commissioned Agency Connection (AC) to support the development of ethnic diversity of panel members across the Regional Adoption Agencies (RAAs) group. Agency Connection completed this series of events from December 2021 to June 2023. It is worth highlighting that this work represents a pioneering effort, as it marks the first instance in which a comprehensive initiative focused on panel diversity across the entire adoption services was undertaken and commissioned by the RAAs. This holds particular significance given the scarcity of research conducted on adoption panels in England to date. Consequently, this survey is likely to be ground-breaking work, as it offers an unprecedented focus on the ethnic diversity of adoption panels.
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