{"id":2963,"date":"2023-10-17T16:51:07","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T15:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ccsadoption.org\/the-centre\/?page_id=2963"},"modified":"2026-02-10T11:33:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T11:33:34","slug":"swac-meetings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ccsadoption.org\/adoption-support\/swac-events\/swac-meetings\/","title":{"rendered":"SWAC Meetings"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 2000, all adoption agencies in the South West of England combined to form the South West Adoption Consortium (SWAC). Despite all of the changes in social care and adoption since then, SWAC continues to thrive.<\/span><\/p>\n

Membership now consists of the 3 Regional Adoption Agencies (RAAs) in the South West: Aspire Adoption<\/a><\/u>, funded by the local authorities of Dorset, Bournemouth, Christchurch, and Poole (BCP); Adopt South West<\/a><\/u>, funded by the local authorities of Devon, Somerset, Plymouth, and Torbay; Adoption West<\/a><\/u>, funded by the local authorities of Wiltshire, North Somerset, BANES (Bath and NE Somerset), Bristol, South Gloucestershire, and Gloucestershire.<\/p>\n

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There are also 3 Voluntary Adoption Agencies (VAAs) that are full members of SWAC. These are Barnardo\u2019s<\/a><\/u>, CCS Adoption<\/a><\/u> and\u00a0PACT<\/a><\/u>.<\/p>\n

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What does SWAC do? <\/strong><\/p>\n

SWAC exists to:<\/p>\n

— Facilitate family finding and matching of children across all adoption agencies in the South West region, whether statutory or voluntary.<\/p>\n

— Provide a focus and conduit for communication between all adoption agencies within the South West region through timely information sharing and promoting best practices in adoption and permanence.<\/p>\n

— Provide a hub in the South West region to facilitate good communication at national & regional levels in relation to adoption and permanence.<\/p>\n

— Promote positive working relationships and the sharing of best practices between the statutory and voluntary adoption sectors in the region.<\/p>\n

— Act as a focal point to access funding and as a steering group for projects, which will provide opportunities to develop and improve adoption practices.<\/p>\n

— Identify and promote workforce development across all agencies in SWAC.<\/p>\n

— Identify and provide a collective response to common challenges in adoption and permanence across the SWAC agencies.<\/p>\n

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Newsletter<\/strong><\/p>\n

Download and read our regular monthly newsletter for anyone working in a SWAC agency to keep you updated on the activities.<\/p>\n

SWAC Newsletter<\/a><\/p>\n

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Contact details<\/strong><\/p>\n

— Heather Freeman is the Project Lead and can be contacted via email at heather.freeman@ccsadoption.org<\/a><\/u>.<\/p>\n

— Becky Hosken can be contacted via email at becky@ccsadoption.org<\/a><\/u>.<\/p>\n

\"SWAC\"<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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