| BAAF
This Practice Note is designed for use by staff in local authorities and others in Scotland, who are faced with the question: Who is entitled to consent to medical treatment for a child?
| BAAF
This Practice Note considers the implications for doctors concerned with "looked after" children and children for whom care proceedings are a possibility.
| BAAF
This Practice Note deals with permanent family placement of children with severe to profound disabilities.
| BAAF
This Practice Note provides useful guidance on working effectively in partnership with the media.
| BAAF
This Practice Note provides an introduction to the competence component of Form F. Please note that this does not relate to any of the current editions of Form F, though the sections relating to competences have not changed greatly.
| BAAF
For many decades the provision of both a fostering and an adoption service has been underpinned by legislation and regulations. This Practice Note explains their application.
| BAAF
The health of children newly adopted from abroad is easily overlooked, yet we know that many children arrive from abroad with unrecognised health problems.
| BAAF
This Practice Note focuses on the key matters for consideration by child placement practitioners involved in profiling children for permanence in the wider – local and national – mainstream media.
| BAAF
This Practice Note highlights the role of male carers in meeting the needs of fostered and adopted children. It includes discussion about gender in the family placement environment, the developmental needs of children, the experiences and perspectives of male carers, and the impact of allegations and abuse. Issues for agencies to consider and pointers for good practice are identified.
| BAAF
This short Practice Note is intended as a guide for all parties concerned in the adoption process where a decision needs to be made about the genetic testing of a child.
