Child's Permanence Report (CPR) resources

The new CPR (Child's Permanence Report) England (2025) and accompanying guidance have been developed by CoramBAAF alongside a working group of practitioners, including children’s social workers, family finders, panel chairs, advisers and adopters. We have also consulted birth parents and other stakeholders.  

Feedback was gained through a pilot of the form by Regional Adoption Agencies (RAAs) and Local Authorities (LAs) during 2024 and consultations with Adoption UK and relevant CoramBAAF forums. The form is compliant with relevant law, regulations and statutory guidance.  

The CPR (Child's Permanence Report) England (2025) is an essential tool in enabling the adoption agency to plan for the future life of a child. Adopted adults have a legal right to have a copy of the document. It is designed to be used at key stages of the adoption process – care planning (Agency Decision Maker decision), court application for a Placement Order, as a source of information through matching and as a resource for the child into adulthood.

Upcoming briefing sessions
 

The AFDiT framework: Briefing sessions

The Anti-racist Framework for Decision-making in Transitioning children from minoritised racial and ethnic groups into transracial adoptive families (AFDiT), developed by Dr Tam Cane at University of Sussex, is embedded in the CPR.

To support you in your practice, we are delighted that Dr Cane will be joining us to deliver two free webinars about how this research has been embedded into the form, and what that means for social workers.

Open courses and commissioned training

Browse our open course programme or get in touch about our commissioned and bespoke training opportunities. Take a look at the training below to develop your skills and knowledge in regards to completing a Child Permanence Report.