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Our National Advice and Information Line is a free and confidential telephone helpline for any enquiries that concern children and family welfare matters and cross international borders.
Registering with CFAB
CFAB offers Local Authorities the opportunity to register, allowing them the opportunity to take full advantage of our services and resources.
By accessing the specialist resource of CFAB, local practitioners can draw upon our global perspective; expert knowledge of international conventions and comparative policies and services; cultural and legal awareness and cross national network, enabling them to obtain successful outcomes for the children and families facing a social work issue in an international context.
To register with us, download an application form here
Our Department had not called CFAB for a couple of years, I was impressed with the advice given and would happily call again
Social Worker, Leicestershire SSD
Advantages of Registration
- Priority Service: Priority free access to the National Intercountry Social Work Helpline manned by specialist intercountry social workers.
- Financial Benefit: Registered Local Authorities would still be required to pay individual case charges but, as a registered authority, the charges are significantly lower than those of authorities who are not registered (which incur a 75% unregistered user charge). This results in a major saving and registration fees can be easily recouped on a single casework fee.
- Information Network: Annual registration includes a free subscription to the Monthly Newsletter produced by the ISS International Reference Centre for the Rights of Children Deprived of their Family (IRC), the research arm of CFAB. Containing useful website addresses and contacts and can be a very useful reference tool for practitioners. Additionally, as a registered local authority you will receive a copy of the CFAB Newsletter, currently produced four times per year, to keep you updated on new developments at CFAB and legal and professional practice issues.
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