How the Birmingham RAA will operate

Birmingham Children's Trust responsibilities outside of the RAA

All statutory functions relating to the child, and case management responsibility until the Adoption Order
Care planning and early identification of children who may require adoption, including early permanence placements, and referring them to the RAA with relevant and timely information
The agreement to place the child in the early permanence placement
Preparing the child for an adoptive placement
The preparation of the child’s Life Story book and producing the Later Life Letter
The child's social worker is responsible for writing and submitting the Annex A report
The child’s social worker will authorise the placement
Legal advice that may be required in respect of the child’s match with an adopter
Timely agency decision maker (ADM) decision on matches
Safeguarding work in cases where an adult brings a child into the country and then wants to adopt

Assessments and payment of Adoption Allowances, and review of payments every 12 months
The child’s social worker maintains responsibility pre-order
Early Help services for adoptive families as appropriate, including the assessment, plan and responsible worker
Providing out of hours Emergency Duty Teams to adopters
Responsibility for conducting any appropriate section 47 enquiry and allocating a social worker
The Trust will continue to deliver relevant services to adoptive families as for all eligible families, including funding additional support required to prevent disruption of adoptive placements
Management of Disruption Meetings where the disruption takes place before the Adoption Order

Support with final contact visits between children and their birth parents and with introduction meetings with prospective adoptive parents