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I am very pleased to present to you the 2022/23 Annual Report of the National Adoption Service for Wales (NAS).

The National Adoption Service is proud to work closely with St David's Children Society to deliver adoption services across Wales. An exciting opportunity has arisen to appoint a new Chief Executive Officer, who will lead this vibrant, forward-thinking Agency into the next stage of its development.

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
St David’s Children Society
37 hours per week
Salary to be negotiated
Cardiff

Wales tops UK nations when it comes to helping adopted children understand the early part of their lives, thanks to government prioritisation of this work since 2019.

NAS was delighted to attend the awards ceremony recently for the 2023 Social Care Wales 'Accolades'.  The TESSA (LLWYBRAU: PATHWAYS) service, provided by Adoption UK in partnership with NAS and its regions, had been nominated in the 'Building Brighter Futures for Children and Families' category. 

On Tuesday April 25^th in the Senedd, the Deputy Minister for Social Services, Julie Morgan, made a powerful and heartfelt statement, apologising on behalf of the Welsh Government to those affected by historical adoption practices. 

During this year’s Big Adoption Conversation event, which brought together the adoption community to discuss the priorities for adoption in Wales, The Deputy Minister for Social Services Julie Morgan made a personal apology to those affected by historic adoption practices.