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Latest News | 9th September, 2021
Chloe and Dan adopted baby Megan through PACT’s early permanence scheme
Chloe* and Dan* adopted Megan* through PACT following a Foster for Adoption placement. Megan was five weeks old when she was placed with them...
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Latest News | 9th September, 2021
Gemma and Phil adopted five year-old Emily and her baby brother
After adopting five-year-old Emily*, Gemma* and her husband Phil* were approached by PACT a year later to see if they could adopt Emily's new baby brother...
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Latest News | 9th September, 2021
Michelle and Phil adopted their second child Charlie through the early permanence process
Michelle* and Phil* have a five-year-old adopted daughter, Mia*, and are now applying to adopt 21-month-old Charlie* who they have been fostering...
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Latest News | 9th September, 2021
Theresa adopted seven-year-old Sadie and Lara
Theresa* adopted Sadie*, who was seven years old, through PACT in 2014. Three years later she adopted seven-year-old Lara* through a local authority...
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Latest News | 9th September, 2021
Emma adopted Josh through PACT’s early permanence scheme
Emma* adopted Josh* through PACT in 2018 when he was nine-and-a-half months old following a Foster for Adoption placement...
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Latest News | 9th September, 2021
Same sex couple Jonny and Michael adopted brothers Harry and Leyton
Jonny* and his partner Michael* approached PACT following the advice of New Family Social, the UK network for LGBT+ adoptive and foster families...
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Latest News | 9th September, 2021
Melody, who is a vicar, adopted siblings aged seven and six
Melody*, who is a vicar, adopted two brothers, seven-year-old Harry* and Ethan*, six. She said: “I knew I had a lot of love to give children...
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Latest News | 9th September, 2021
Sandra and Rob became grandparents for the first time through adoption
Sandra* and Rob* became grandparents for the first time when their son George* and his partner Andrew* adopted siblings through PACT...
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Latest News | 9th September, 2021
George and Andrew adopted siblings Cait and Oliver
George* and Andrew* adopted siblings Cait* and Oliver*, aged eight and six, after first seeing PACT at Brighton Pride...
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Latest News | 9th September, 2021
Hope and Nigel adopted two sisters
Hope*, 44, and her husband Nigel*, 46, adopted sisters Summer* and Rachel* through PACT in October 2015. Summer was just under two-and-a-half years old and Rachel was 16 months old...
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Latest News | 9th September, 2021
Jill and Sean adopted William who has additional needs
Jill* and her husband Sean* adopted William*, who has a chromosome disorder and severe development delay, because of Jill's experience as a special needs teacher...
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Latest News | 9th September, 2021
Adoption Process Steps with PACT: Susan’s experience adopting adopted nine-year-old Leyton
Susan* adopted nine-year-old Leyton* through PACT after seeing a poster appealing for adopters in the waiting room at her GP’s surgery...
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