CoramBAAF and the Archives and Records Association (ARA) are working in partnership to make it easier for adopted and care-experienced people to find and access records relating to their adoption and time in care. The freely accessible online resource detailing the location of adoption and care records, will combine data held by both organisations to create the UK’s most comprehensive and searchable database for the location of adoption and care records.
Work has already begun to merge and update existing datasets and there will be further development continuing throughout 2026. We will be updating this page regularly as the project develops. Sign up to receive updates about this project:
Press release: New platform to give care-experienced and adopted people better access to their records
CoramBAAF and the Archives and Records Association (ARA) are today, Monday 9 March, announcing a partnership to make it easier for adopted and care-experienced people to find and access records relating to their adoption and time in care.
Read moreAccess to records briefing: Introducing our new care and adoption records locating platform
CoramBAAF and the Archives and Records Association (ARA), with funding from the Department for Education, are developing a new online platform designed to help adopted and care-experienced people locate records relating to their adoption and time in care. Join this short briefing session for an introduction to the platform. We'll provide an overview of its key features, demonstrate how it works, outline plans for further development, and explain how stakeholders can help shape the final resource ahead of its full launch.
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