Jonathan Pearce

Since 2002, Jonathan Pearce has been the Director of Adoption UK, a national membership charity (and adoption support agency) for prospective adopters, adoptive parents and long-term foster carers, which provides information, advice, support and training.

He has been closely involved in all the key adoption initiatives of the last six years, contributing vital input from the perspective of adoptive families. He is currently a member of the following bodies/initiatives: , rime Minister's Independent Assessment Panel on the effect of the Equality Act/Sexual Orientation Regulations on the operation of the Faith-Based Adoption Agencies. Department for Children, Schools and Families’ Adoption Stakeholder Group. Department for Children, Schools and Families’ Commissioning Adoption Support Services Group. National Adoption Register Advisory Group.

He is also the current Chair of the Consortium of Adoption Support Agencies. He has a background in the voluntary sector, law and journalism.

He worked for many years at the Legal Action Group (a charity campaigning for access to justice for disadvantaged groups) and also for Community Care magazine as a journalist specialising in adoption and children’s issues.