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Working with local authorities

Coram is one of the largest and most successful voluntary adoption agencies in the UK and is involved in placing over 60 children in adoptive families every year.   

There are a number of reasons why Local Authorities should consider approaching Coram to find an adoptive family:

• Access to three adoption teams, including Concurrent Planning.
• 40% of Coram’s Adoptive families include a BME parent.
• 65 placements and 67 adoption orders were made in 2009/10.
• There were no disruptions during 2009/10.
• High quality post-adoption support as standard, including parenting skills groups for adopters, story stems, referrals to CAMHS and consultations at the Tavistock Clinic.

Coram is able to undertake other specific pieces of work on behalf of Local Authorities, including assessments of prospective adopters for an identified child and life story work. 

Harrow-Coram partnership

To find out about Coram's successful partnership with the London Borough of Harrow, which has been praised by Children's Minister Tim Loughton as an example to be taken up by other local authorities, click here

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Coram Harrow Partnership Report 2011

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