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The Government announced on 8 July a number of significant reforms and consultations relating to fostering and children in care. These developments have the potential to shape the future of fostering services and the experiences of children and foster carers across England.
The Law Commission has published its Kinship Care Consultation Paper today. It sets out the key issues they have identified with the legal frameworks that govern different types of kinship care arrangements. Alongside reflections and analysis, the paper also sets out their provisional proposals for reform.
The Government has today announced an apology for historical forced adoption practices in England. CoramBAAF welcomes today's announcement. This is a long overdue apology which recognises the role of the state and public institutions in these practices in England, and the lifelong impacts on those affected. Practices, mainly between 1949 and 1976, but not exclusively, saw many thousands of mothers being separated from their babies through coercive practices, a denial of choice and a culture of shame.
In this blog our Chair for the day Satwinder Sandhu, CEO of the Consortium of Voluntary Adoption Agencies, shares his perspective on the Adoption Conference, reflecting on whether modern adoption can meet the needs of today’s children and families.
The government has today published its response to the fostering reform consultation launched in February 2026, setting out its position on proposals relating to fostering panels, assessment processes and the handling of allegations against foster carers. Read our full statement.
As Foster Care Fortnight draws to a close, we want to thank foster carers for the enormous role they have in providing stable, loving homes for children across the country. In this blog, we recap some of the resources and activities shared during over the last two weeks.
CoramBAAF are pleased to co-author a much needed and helpful guide for practitioners on support planning with kinship families. The guidance was informed by research co-produced by the University of Exeter, Kinship and a network of kinship carers who supported the project throughout. The guidance sets out the key principle that “a clear support plan is an important foundation for kinship care”.
Form K (Wales) is published just over a year after the publication of Form K (England). We have worked very closely with colleagues at AFKA Cymru and piloted Form K (Wales) in seven Welsh local authorities to test its fit for Welsh law, culture and language. Form K (Wales) is available in both Welsh and English.
In this blog, Dr Willem Stander writes about an upcoming study on care-experienced young people’s mental health seeking behaviours (COLLAGE). Reflecting on the importance of ensuring that young voices are not only heard but acted upon in the form co-produced mental health research and mental health provision.
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