Issue - decisions

The award of Department for Education funding to a number of regional adoption agencies and charitable organisations for work on early permeance and matching for cyp.

29/09/2022 - The award of Department for Education funding to a number of regional adoption agencies and charitable organisations for work on early permeance and matching for cyp.

The Director of Children and Families approved the the decision to award cooperation agreements to 18 Regional Adoption Agencies to support the development of early permanence and adoption matching services
The Director of Children and Families approved the decision to directly award contracts to 3 charities for the above work
The awards will start on 1st September 2022 to 31st August 2025 and will be for various values, up to a total of just under £3.5 million over the three year period. This is ring-fenced DfE grant funding, managed by the National Strategic Lead on behalf of all Regional Adoption Agencies (RAAs) in support of the National Adoption Strategy.