Friday, July 27, 2012

New Fostering and Adoption Regulations, Guidance and National Minimum Standards | British Association for Adoption and Fostering

New Fostering and Adoption Regulations, Guidance and National Minimum Standards | British Association for Adoption and Fostering


A comprehensive set of regulations and national minimum standards have been published for adoption and fostering services in England and came into force on April 1st 2011. New guidance on fostering and family and friends was also published and effective from 1st April. New guidance on adoption was published in February and is already in force except for the provisions relating to adoption panels which come into effect on 1st April. Additional amendments to the adoption guidance were issued on 19th April 2011.
In full, the documents that have now been published include revised guidance to the Children Act 1989 and the Adoption and Children Act 2002, new and amended regulations for fostering services and adoption agencies and new national minimum standards for fostering services and adoption. In conjunction with the Care Planning Regulations 2010 which also come into force on 1st April, this set of regulations, guidance and national minimum standards will shape the future provision of fostering and adoption and family and friends services. Links are provided below to all the relevant websites;
Fostering
Family and Friends
Adoption
Care Planning
To assist BAAF member agencies in auditing their services and their initial action planning we have published:
These two guides set out the key themes running through the new regulations, standards and statutory guidance for fostering and adoption and provide a comparative analysis of the old and the new standards and regulations to enable specific amendments to current practice where needed. 
We will also publish updated editions of popular pocket books Adoption Now and Fostering Now in August 2011.
In addition BAAF will be offering a range of briefings and training over the next few months on the implications for both adoption and fostering services of the new regulations, guidance and standards. Please contact your local BAAF office for further details

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