CoramBAAF publishes legally compliant health and social work report forms for adoption, fostering, kinship care and other care plans. These are widely used throughout the UK and are available to use under a licence agreement. Browse our frequently asked questions below, with some answers to help you find the information you need.

If you can’t find the answer to your question below, and your question is a practical one about forms access and/or licence agreements, please contact licences@corambaaf.org.uk.

If you have a specific question about a practice matter that you need support with, you can contact our Member Advice Line.

General questions 

How do I apply for a forms licence?  

To make sure you have the necessary forms relevant to your work, we have created various licences based on the type of assessment being done and the national jurisdiction it must comply with.  

To apply for a Forms Licence, you can complete our application form. Once completed, we will be in touch with a quote. Licence fees are calculated on different criteria according to the type of organisation and in the case of a local authority, the number of children in your care. Members receive a 50% discount on licence fees.  

Once a licence is active, how do I access the forms?   

Once your organisation's application for a Forms Licence has been approved, a member of our team will be in touch with your designated forms contact. We will share with them the relevant access instructions, and secure weblink, to begin accessing the relevant forms - alongside guidance and additional documents.   

Which CoramBAAF forms are you updating?   

Throughout 2025 we will be publishing new versions of the Kinship Care Assessment form (Form K, which was Form C), the Adoption Support Plan (alongside an updated version of the Adoption Progress Report), the Child’s Permanence Report, the Prospective Foster Carer Report, and the Child Health Suite of Forms, with more to follow. Whilst we have currently only updated the versions of these forms for use in England, work is underway to update equivalents (where applicable), alongside our colleagues in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. 

Form K (Kinship Care Assessment) questions 

Should I use Form C or Form K? 

If your local authority is currently using CoramBAAF’s Form C, please note that this form will no longer be licenced following publication of Form K. At point of publication of Form K (3 February), if you are midway through an assessment using Form C, you may complete the assessment using Form C, but all new assessments should be completed using Form K.    

Have you published a guide for completing Form K? 

Our publication Undertaking a connected person/family and friends assessment continues to provide advice and information about the completion of kinship assessments. However, a revised and updated version Undertaking a kinship assessment: a guide to collecting and analysing information for Form K (2025) will be published. 

Do you run training about how to complete a Kinship Care Assessment? 

Yes, we have a one-day course 'Kinship assessment practice’ and a two-day course ‘Undertaking a kinship assessment’ to support you in completing a Kinship Care Assessment.

For more details on the implementation, usage, timelines, and other key aspects of Form K, explore the questions raised by our members during the Form K briefing sessions, with answers from our Kinship Care Consultants.

ASP (Adoption Support Plan) questions

What version of the Adoption Placement Report (APR) should I use? 

The new ASP (2025) should be used alongside the Adoption Placement Report (APR) England (2025) which has had minor amendments to reduce duplication. The Adoption Placement Report (2018) remains available for use as a standalone document and will be fully reviewed in 2026.

Do I need to complete an Adoption Placement Report (APR)?

It is a legal requirement under Adoption Agency Regulations (AAR 2005) that an APR is completed. 

Should I use APR (2018) or APR (2025)?

APR (2018) can be used as a standalone document where ASP (2025) is not used. However, the new ASP (2025) should be used alongside the APR (2025)

Have you published a guide for completing and Adoption Support Plan?   

We have not published an undertaking guide for completing an Adoption Support Plan. However, we have published Assessing children and families for adoption support in England (2024).

How do I access the new ASP?

If your organisation holds an England Core Licence or a RAA/VAA Adoption Services Core Licence, you will automatically have access to the ASP. APR (2025) will also be included in your download files and must be used alongside ASP (2025). APR (2018) will remain available in your files and can be used as a standalone document where ASP (2025) is not used.

CPR (Child's Permanence Report) questions

How do I access the updated CPR? 

If your organisation has a Forms Licence, your nominated contact will receive the link to be able to download the relevant files. From 25 March onwards, the new CPR (2025) will appear in your download files and replace the  CPR (2018) will no longer be available.  

Can I use CPR (2018) whilst I learn how to use CPR (2025)? 

There is no need to switch forms where a Report has already been started, however we advise moving to the new CPR as soon as you can. New cases should be started on the CPR (Child's Permanence Report) 2025.

Which CPR documents do I need to complete? 

The new CPR is made up of four parts: 

  • Section A for use as Schedule 14C Annexe B report where the form is used to apply for a Placement Order.  
  • Child’s Permanence Report 2025 
  • Guidance and toolkit includes forms for use to record parent’s views and child’s wishes and feelings. 
  • File cover note for adopted adults to be completed at time of Adoption Order and file closure 
Have you published a guide for completing a CPR? 

Our publication Completing a Child’s Permanence Report will be updated to compliment the development and changes to the CPR. The revised and updated version will be published later this year. Register your interest to be the first to know when the guide is available to buy. 

Do you run training on how to complete a CPR?  

Our ‘Undertaking a Child’s Permanence Report’ open course supports social workers to understand the content, purpose and function of the CPR, good practice in its undertaking and how it can be used to provide a full picture of each child’s journey and needs. See future dates for this course or commission the course for your organisation and we can come to you.

What is the AFDiT framework? 

The Anti-racist Framework for transitioning children was developed by Dr Tam Cane at the University of Sussex, and was co-created with a team of professionals and people with lived experience of transracial adoption. We have worked with Dr.Cane to embed the foundations of AFDiT in the CPR.

AFDiT stands for ‘The Anti-racist Framework for Decision – Making in Transitioning children from minoritised racial and ethnic groups into transracial adoptive families’ more commonly referred to as ‘AFDiT’ for ease of reference.  

AFDiT is an anti-racist practice tool that supports social workers and family finders in effectively understanding, addressing and protecting the identity need of racialised and minoritised ethnic children especially when moving into adoptive families. It is, however, a tool that should also be used for self-reflection and teamwork and equally applies to transracial foster homes. 

If you can’t find your answer, and your question is a practical one about forms access and/or licence agreements, please contact licences@corambaaf.org.uk. 

If you have a specific question about a practice matter that you need support with, you can contact our Member Advice Line.