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Are you interested in adoption?

If you live in Derby City, Derbyshire, Nottingham City or Nottinghamshire and would like to enquire about adoption, we would love to hear from you!

If you live just outside of these borders in neighbouring authorities, please do still reach out to us and we will take your locality into consideration. We’d also recommend reading our information booklet [PDF], which may answer some of your questions. 

There’s lots of different ways to get in touch with us:

Book a first steps call

This is an informal chat (usually via Microsoft Teams) with a friendly member of our team to answer any initial questions you may have. This can take place either before or after attending one of our information events.

Alternatively:

Adoption support service

Adoptive parents and adopted adults seeking support can contact our helpdesk, which is open every weekday between 10am – 4pm, at the details below:

Birth family support

Our birth family support team are available 10am - 4pm Monday to Friday:

Letterbox

For letterbox queries, please use the contact details below. If you are contacting by telephone, please dial the number and select the option for the appropriate area when prompted:

Step-parent adoption

Adoption East Midlands does not undertake assessments for step-parent adoptions. Please contact your local authority where you live and the appropriate social care team who will be happy to assist you further:

  • Derby City: 01332 641172, select option 1

  • Derbyshire: 01629 533190

  • Nottingham City: 0115 8762266 (Permanency team)

  • Nottinghamshire: 0115 8041231.