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BAAF amalgamates some services with Coram to create CoramBAAF Adoption & Fostering Academy
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The British
Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF) has announced that it has closed
and that some of its functions have transferred to children’s charity and
adoption and fostering agency, Coram, and to a new entity, CoramBAAF Adoption
& Fostering Academy.
CoramBAAF will
continue to operate as an independent membership organisation for agencies and
individuals in the UK, and the following functions will be provided by
CoramBAAF: research, policy and development; membership administration;
professional advice and professional development; publications; the National
Adoption Register for England, the Independent Review Mechanism (England);
National Adoption Week, and the Adoption Activity Days. The magazine Be My
Parent has closed today.
The Scottish
Government has transferred the work of Scotland’s Adoption Registerand funded a national adopter information
helpline for Scotland to St Andrew’s Children’s Society today. BAAF Northern
Ireland and BAAF Wales will continue to trade on a limited basis for a brief
period to allow consideration of options to transfer some services and staff to
an alternative provider.
Caroline Selkirk, CEO
of BAAF said:
'In the face of significant changes and prevailing economic
conditions, it has sadly not been possible to sustain the
organisation.
We have been working
hard to ensure that some of BAAF’s vital services for vulnerable children
continue. The new opportunity offered by Coram will allow the legacy of BAAF to
be taken forward as part of the vision for a national centre of excellence for
children.
We appreciate that
this is a very challenging time for our dedicated staff and are committed to
giving them as much support as is possible during this
period.
We are immensely
grateful to all of our donors, members and partners who, for over 30 years, have
enabled BAAF to provide services of the highest quality and look forward to
their continued support of adoption and fostering.'
Dr Carol Homden, CBE,
Coram’s CEO, said:
'Coram is the oldest
children’s charity and has been delivering fostering and adoption services for
275 years. The CoramBAAF Adoption & Fostering Academy is a sustainable way
forward which enables the expertise of two organisations renowned for their work
with looked after children to be shared to create better chances for
children.'
Useful contacts
during the transfer period can found at
www.baaf.org.uk
