Advice
Through our country & regional offices, BAAF offers free advice to members of the public, social workers in BAAF member agencies and other professionals.
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> We can offer advice on...
> Contact details
We can offer advice on:
- The process of becoming an adopter or foster carer.
- Tracing and contacting family members - for adult adoptees and birth relatives (Southern England office only).
- Policy and practice issues for professionals.
- Some aspects of individual cases, though for more complex cases we would offer consultancy.
- Legislation, regulations and guidance.
- Available resources - such as books, self-help groups and research.
Possible conflict of interest - be advised
Our advice lines are staffed by very experienced staff with many years experience in Fostering and Adoption Practice. If you ring in to seek advice and guidance about a particular aspect of practice, you should be aware that the adviser may be a member of a fostering or adoption panel that might later on consider the situation about which you are seeking advice.
Where the advice line staff member becomes aware of a potential conflict of interest they will bring it to your attention and offer you the chance to speak to another adviser. Please feel free to ask about this before you embark on seeking advice.
Contact details
You can phone, write or email.
If you write to us, we would appreciate it if you could enclose an SAE
Southern England and international enquiries
Tel: 020 7421 2652
(open 9am - 1pm Monday - Friday)
BAAF Southern Region
Saffron House,
6-10 Kirby Street,
London EC1N 8TS
email: southern@baaf.org.uk
Fax: 020 7421 2669
Central England enquiries
Tel: 0113 289 1144
(open 9am - 1pm Monday - Friday)
BAAF Birmingham office
Dolphin House,
54 Coventry Road,
Birmingham
B10 0RX
Email: midlands@baaf.org.uk
Fax: 0121 753 7799
Northern England enquiries
Tel: 0113 289 1144
(open 9am - 1pm Monday - Friday)
BAAF Leeds office
4 Pavilion Business Park
Royds Hall Road
Wortley
Leeds
LS12 6AJ
Email: leeds@baaf.org.uk
Fax: 0113 289 1177
BAAF Newcastle office
MEA House,
Ellison Place,
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 8XS
Email: newcastle@baaf.org.uk
Fax: 0191 232 2063
Northern Ireland
Tel: 90315 494
BAAF Northern Ireland office
Botanic House,
1-5 Botanic Avenue
Belfast
BT7 1JG
Email: northernireland@baaf.org.uk
Wales
Tel: 029 2076 1155
BAAF Cymru Cardiff office
7 Cleeve House,
Lambourne Cres,
Cardiff
CF14 5GP
Email: cardiff@baaf.org.uk
Fax: 029 2074 7934
Scotland
113 Rose Street
Edinburgh
EH2 3DT
Email: scotland@baaf.org.uk
Tel: 0131 226 9270
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