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Working with relinquished babies and their families

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There has been an increase in the number of ‘relinquished’ babies and children needing adoptive families. Placed with their parents’ consent, agencies commonly use early permanence placements for these children.

This course will look at the relevant statutory frameworks and recent case law. It will also explore the challenges of working with relinquished babies and their parents, some of the complexities of the background histories of relinquished babies, the importance of counselling for relinquishing parents, care planning and the support needs of relinquished children and their adopters.

Become an organisation member

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We work together with our members to improve outcomes for children and young people in care. UK and international organisations in membership include: local authorities; voluntary adoption agencies; independent fostering providers; NHS Trusts; law firms; statutory organisations; and voluntary organisations.

Regional Head of Together4Children
Regional Head of Together4Children Together4Children is an innovative partnership between Shropshire Council, Staffordshire County Council, Stoke-on-Trent City Council and Telford & Wrekin Council. We are the Regional Adoption Agency for the four councils. We also provide other services and initiatives that support children’s permanency.

Our ambition is to ensure that children who come into local authority care and are not able to return to their parents, achieve permanence within loving families without unnecessary delay.

This role is employed by Staffordshire County Council with duties across the Together4Children Region.
Staffordshire County Council £78,275 - £83,995 plus £4,395 car subsidy per annum Stafford staffscc/TP/20/1239 37
Senior Data and Performance Analyst
Senior Data and Performance Analyst We are seeking an experienced data analyst to work with us to support our delivery of outstanding outcomes for children with a plan for adoption and adopted families through our Regional Adoption Agency. You will be working closely with local authority data analyst teams on regular data collection and submissions, and with colleagues within the RAA and Coram Adoption to improve data collection and analysis. You will be required to present regular reports on performance to various settings and will have a number of opportunities to engage in service development both within the Coram Group, within the wider RAA and at national level. This is a 12-month fixed term contract. Coram Ambitious for Adoption £42,000 - £46,000 (dependent on experience) Coram Campus, Bloomsbury, London (home working available) 35