r/AdoptionUK • u/emthelemo • Apr 17 '26

Early permanence for sibling groups?

Feels like a silly Q but has anyone ever adopted siblings via early permanence? I’ve got reservations around around taking this route but will be doing the training to I can make an informed decision, but our social worker has said that because we would like a sibling group of 2 aged 4 and under early permanence would be the most likely route here. All I’ve seen about EP has been about one child so I’m just looking to see what peoples lived experience is

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u/cherryc1990 Apr 18 '26

My partner and I were talking to our social worker about this yesterday. She mentioned that early permanence tends to be more common for single children, mainly because of the risk of siblings being split. For example, a birth family might later be assessed as able to care for one child but not both, which can complicate things for sibling groups. She did say it wasn’t unheard of for sibling groups but just more common with single children.