Supporting birth parents whose child(ren) have been permanently removed from their care 

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Supporting birth parents whose child(ren) have been permanently removed from their care was a fund from the Scottish Government, administered by Corra. The fund provided one-year grants of up to £100,000 to community-based organisations with significant experience in supporting parents affected by child protection proceedings and which deliver frontline services.

The fund closed to applications on 27th January 2022.

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Applications received

13

Grants made

£774,771

Distributed in funding

72%

Success rate

If  you’d like any further information about this fund, please contact john@corra.scot.

Which organisations received funding?

View the organisations who received funding. We also upload our grant holder data to 360 Giving.

Decision making process

Process Stage 1

Application is assessed by a Corra Grants Advisor who checks for eligibility and fit with the fund themes.

Process Stage 2

Applications were then reviewed by a panel of birth parents with experience of the permanence process. 

Process Stage 3

Applications were then aseessed by a group of people whose work focuses on children, and families, and the policy context for birth parents.

Why were some applications unsuccessful?

Applications were unsuccessful due to weaknesses in partnership working, lack of co-production and not having previous experience of working with birth parents.

What next?

At this stage, we do not know if further funding will be available within this fund. If the fund does reopen, we will post details on our social media and website.