Adoption information pack
Everything you need to know about adopting through Jigsaw — who can adopt, how the process works, what it costs, and the team you'll work with. Free to download. No form to fill in.
It's an 11-page guide you can read in about ten minutes — free, with nothing to fill in. Here's what's inside.
PDF · 2 MB · 11 pages
What's in the pack
Who Jigsaw is — Non-profit voluntary adoption agency, founded 2014, based in Oxfordshire and London.
The numbers — Children placed since 2014, what we charge (nothing), our Ofsted status.
Who adopts with Jigsaw — The legal criteria, and a frank look at who actually qualifies.
The adoption process — Five stages, realistic timelines, what happens at each step.
The children we place, and why siblings — The reality of UK adoption today, and why sibling adoption is often the best route to a bigger family.
What it costs — The bits you'll pay for, and the much bigger bits you won't.
The team — Many of us are adoptive parents ourselves, or were adopted as children.
What to do next — Fill in the interest form when you're ready.
Why this pack is different
Most adoption agency information packs spend pages reassuring you that anyone can adopt. We do that briefly, then get into the things that actually matter: how the process really works, what we'd do differently from other agencies, and who you'd be working with. We've kept it short on purpose — your time matters more than our page count.
About Jigsaw
A non-profit voluntary adoption agency, Ofsted-registered (URN SC489014), founded in 2014. Free of charge for adopters. We recruit adopters from Greater London and the Thames Valley and work with local authorities across England and Wales.
Thinking about adopting?
Fill in our interest form and a member of our team will be in touch.
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