Useful Links

First4Adoption

Website

Tel: 0300 222 0022

Email: helpdesk@first4adoption.org.uk

First4Adoption is the dedicated information service for people interested in adopting a child in England.

Ofsted

Piccadilly Gate

Store Street

Manchester

M1 2WD

Website

Tel: 0300 123 1231

Email: enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk

Ofsted is the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills. It inspects and regulates services that care for children and young people, and services providing education and skills for learners of all ages.

Adoption Link

Website

Tel: 0843 2891580

Adoption Link is a live system that allows adopters and family-finders across the UK to share profiles and search for links directly.

Consortium of Voluntary Adoption Agencies (CVAA)

Southbank House

Black Prince Road, Lambeth

London

SE1 7SJ

Website

Email: info@cvaa.org.uk

The CVAA aims to increase excellence in the adoption system and help its member agencies to continue to deliver high-quality services to all those affected by adoption.

New Family Social

Harvey’s Barn

Swaffham Bulbeck

Cambridge

CB25 0NA

Website

Tel: 020 3880 2683

New Family Social is the UK network for LGBT adoptive & foster families. PACT Adopters are entitled to become New Family Social members for life – free of charge!

CoramBAAF Academy for Adoption & Fostering.

Who to contact

CoramBAAF will continue to operate as an independent membership organisation for agencies and individuals in the UK, and the following functions will continue to 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.

Home for Good

176 Copenhagen Street

London

N1 0ST

Website

Tel: 0300 001 0995

Email: info@homeforgood.org.uk

Home for Good raises awareness of the need for foster and adoptive parents, encourages families to provide loving homes for the children in care, and equips the Church to offer welcoming communities for them.