Northern England

Welcome to the BAAF Northern England page. Please get in touch on the numbers below if you think we can help you or you'd like to know more about our work.

> Our area
> Contact
> How we can help
> Our team
> Key English websites

Our area

We cover northern England from Cumbria and Northumberland down as far south as Cheshire, Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire.

Shropshire, Staffordshire, Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire are covered by our Central Region.

Contact

We have three offices in the region. Contact the office closest to you for help in the first instance.

How we can help

We offer:

• An advice and information line, for members of the public and for professionals - for advice and information about adoption, fostering and tracing relatives.
• Consultancy services for professionals, offering in depth help on complex cases and other issues.
• Training in Central & Northern England - a wide range of courses for social workers and other professionals.
• Consultancy on your agency's training needs.

Our team

Yorkshire and Humberside office

Erica Amende - Regional Director, BAAF Northern England
Sushila de Sousa - Trainer Consultant
Viv Howorth - Trainer Consultant
Ruth Breeze - Regional Administrator
Sarah Cooper - Regional Administrator

North East office

Maureen Burns - Trainer and Child Consultant
Keith Miller - Trainer Consultant
Leigh Withey - Regional Administrator

North West office

Lindsey Dunbar - Trainer Consultant (contactable via the Yorkshire and Humberside office)

Other key English websites

The Department for Children, Families and Schools: http://www.everychildmatters.gov.uk/adoption/
The Adoption Register for England & Wales: www.adoptionregister.org.uk/
The Independent Review Mechanism (England): www.irm-adoption.org.uk
General Register Office: www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/adoptions/
4 Nations Child Policy Network: www.childpolicy.org.uk/england/index.cfm