Individual membership

4 editions of Adoption & Fostering @ £64
Parent & Child Fostering @ £12.95
Adopting Large Sibling Groups @ £14.95
As If I Was A Real Boy £8.95

TOTAL VALUE £100.85

You could have all of this for an annual membership fee of only £75.50, or £60.40 if claimed against tax!

Note. Individual members may choose 3 complimentary books. The books named are a representative sample. The books you actually choose may be of lower or higher value.

To help you do the best possible job for children

Wherever you are working to build better lives for children as a professional or as a carer, BAAF membership can help you.

Whether you are new to work with children, new to working in the UK, or an experienced professional, BAAF membership can help you do the best job possible.

BAAF membership can help you hone your existing skills, develop new ones and keep you up to date in a rapidly changing environment.

It will enable you to play a role in UK-wide networks and contribute to the development of new policies and standards. It will allow you to benefit from the expertise of other members.

BAAF members throughout the UK are served by the professional staff in our head and country and regional offices.

Membership benefits

Four editions of Adoption & Fostering, our highly regarded, peer-reviewed quarterly journal containing the latest developments in research and practice, as well as legal, health and research notes, book reviews and abstracts.
Three of our latest publications, which you choose from a selection of books, practice guides and training materials.
Discounts of as much as £70 on BAAF seminar, workshop and conference fees.
Frequent email bulletins with details of new publications, research, legislation and policy developments.
Expert advice and information from our offices around the country.
Access to the resources in the members' area of our Web site - including our practice notes, online journal access and more.
BAAF News, published every other month, with the latest information about our activities and on developments in the fostering and adoption world.
Membership of our Health, Legal or Research groups, providing invaluable networking and support for professionals in those fields (see more about our specialist groups).
Six mailings a year to keep you up to date on fostering, adoption and childcare.

Please note that Be My Parent, our family finding newspaper, is not included in the membership package. It is available by separate subscription.

Specialist groups

If you are appropriately qualified or experienced you may join the hundreds of other BAAF members in our Health, Legal and Research Groups.

Find out more about these Specialist groups

Membership costs

UK/Ireland £75.50
Other countries £91.50
UK/Ireland students/unwaged £30
UK/Ireland retired £44.50

But it could cost even less! Members whose work is with or on behalf of children usually find that the membership fee is tax-deductible. That could mean a saving of at least 20%. More information is available from the Customs and Revenue Web site. BAAF appears on the Customs and Revenue List 3 as "Adoption & Fostering, British Agencies for", our former name.

There is no VAT on individual membership.