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CoramBAAF’s Fostering Consultant, Emma Fincham, reflects on the fostering communities she has been involved in over her career and the vital role they play in supporting carers and in turn improving the lives of the children they care for.

CoramBAAF's James Bury considers the challenges of a failing care system. From those raised by the panelists to his own experiences as a social worker. He calls on the sector to pressure political leaders to commit to cross party collaboration to resolve these challenges.

On 28 April, CoramBAAF hosted a panel discussion about the future of care. This felt like a timely opportunity to debate how the “care system” operates for our children as we expect the review of children’s social care will be published soon.

CoramBAAF welcomes the publication of the final report of the Independent Review of Children's Social Care and its intention for a fundamental reset of the system.

Ann Horne, CoramBAAF’s Kinship Care consultant, reflects on some of the recommendations made in the Independent Review of Social Care and welcomes the spotlight that is being shone on kinship care.

Clare Seth, CoramBAAF’s Kinship Care consultant celebrates the first meeting of CoramBAAF’s new Advisory Committee for Kinship Care. She highlights the key areas covered and what the committee plans to focus on in future.

James Bury, CoramBAAF’s Head of policy, research and development discusses the proposal in the Independent Review of Children’s Social Care to remove the role of Independent Reviewing Officers (IROs). He suggests this proposal should be reconsidered due to the important role that IROs have in making sure care plans meet children’s needs.

Roger Bullock, Commissioning Editor of Adoption & Fostering, reflects on the journal’s unique role and responsibilities and shares an article from our backlist on foster care, stigma and secrecy.

The Bright Spots programme supports Local Authorities to systematically listen to children in care on their lives and things that matter to them to better understand their needs and develop practice. Dr Claire Baker from Coram Voice takes us through this initiative and the practice innovations it has led to.

This is a powerful report which shines a light on the experiences of the many women who were subject to significant pressure that resulted in their children being adopted with lifelong consequences for these women and those who were adopted.