| Level | File |
| Ref No | BPS/001/11/04/03/02/08 |
| PreviousNumbers | BPS/001/10 |
| Title | Response to Departmental Committee on the Adoption of Children 1971 |
| Date | 1971 |
| Extent | 1 file |
| Physical Description | 1 folder |
| Description | Offprint of memorandum by the British Psychological Society in response to Home Office and Secretary of State for Scotland Houghton Enquiry into Law Policy and Procedures of Adoption of Children. Response draft by BPS Committee comprising Terence Lee, M E Humphrey, Gertrude Keir, Berenice Krikler, N E Loveless, and M L Kellmer Pringle.
Includes General Observations, The Role of the Professional Psychologists in the Adoption Service, Composition of Case Committee, Religious Prescription for Adoptive Parent, Consent of the Natural Mothers, Reduction in the Period of Consent, Marriage of Siblings by Adoption, Adoption by Relatives, Registration of Voluntary Societies, Independent and Third Party Adoptions.
The Houghton Committee reported in 1972 and its recommendations were incorporated in the Children Act 1975 and Adoption Act 1976. |
| Format | File |
| Notes | The History of Psychology Centre is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our users. Be aware that our catalogue contains historic terminology relating to mental health which could be considered offensive. The terminology exists within the original record and has been retained to inform users on viewpoints at the time. It in no way reflects the attitudes of the cataloguers or the British Psychological Society. |
| Previously in file BPS/001/10 BPS Miscellaneous I. That Reference number now used for BPS Education and Training. |
| Language | English |
| Related Material | BPS/001/3/01 BPS Council Minutes
BPS/001/3/02 BPS Council Papers
BPS/002/2/04/03 BPS DECP Reports includes Memorandum on the Working Party of the Departmental Committee on the Adoption of Children 1971
BPS/001/11/04/03/05/09 Response to Department of Health Review of Adoption Law 1993
BPS/001/4/01/03/01 BPS (DECP) response to 'Placement for Adoption: consultation document', (1994) |
| RelatedRecord | BPS/001/4/01/03/01 |
| BPS/002/2/04/03 |
| BPS/001/11/04/03/05/09 |
| AccessConditions | Registered Users by Appointment Only. |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Location | 13: BPS History of Psychology Centre, London |
| Term | Children in care |
| Child welfare |
| Child psychology |
| Public Relations |
| Legislation and Regulations |
| Adoption |
| Copyright | Subject to the condition of the original, copies may be supplied for private research use only on receipt of a signed undertaking to comply with current copyright legislation. Permission to make any published use of material from the collection must be sought in advance from the Head of the History of Psychology Centre and Archives and, where appropriate, from the copyright owner. Where possible, assistance will be given in identifying copyright owners, but responsibility for ensuring copyright clearance rests with the user of the material |
| Rules | Description compiled in line with the following: ISAD (G) General International Standard Archival Description MAD3 Third Edition 2000 |
| ArchNote | Compiled by Claire Jackson BPS Archivist History of Psychology Centre. |