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The Care Inspectorate has recently published its first report on adoption services in Scotland.

There are 39 services currently in operation in Scotland and the report found that the majority were performing well and had received good grades during their inspections.

The Care Inspectorate has the power to investigate complaints against all care services, including anonymous complaints if necessary. There have been no upheld complaints in the last three years in relation to adoption services. The last upheld complaint against an adoption service was in April 2010.

Researchers have recently published the results of a study that followed the marriages of around 1,600 people over a 20-year period to uncover the effects of marital happiness on physical health.

According to co-author Cody Hollist, from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, there is a recognised link between health and the happiness of marriage, but it is not clear whether a happy marriage creates good health, or whether a bad marriage leads to poor health.

“There is no way to tease out what caused what,” he said. “But it is clear that marital quality and health run in tandem.”

Adoption UK has welcomed the launch of a new scheme to support parents adopting harder to place children from the care system.

“It’s all about me” is a new social impact bond service aimed at finding, training and providing on-going support to adoptive families.

Out of the 5,000 children seeking adoption every year, 300 of these are recognised as harder to place either because of their age, ethnicity, or because they are seeking placement with siblings. The social impact bond will fund training in therapeutic parenting, fuller assessment of a child’s needs and round the clock support from social workers.