Message from Glyn Farrow

As Chief Executive of Children Law UK I am delighted to announce that our merger with TACT was finalised on 31 July 2007.

There are many charities operating in the field of child care and child protection but the trustees of Children Law UK and TACT feel that we have found the perfect match with our respective partners.

Both TACT and Children Law UK believe that children who are in trouble have many aspects of their lives that are similar to those children who are offered the care and protection afforded to them via the family court. TACT is the largest fostering charity in the UK and has a record of care, quality and sustainable growth of which it can be rightly proud. Children Law UK is a unique organisation covering England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and works for children who are involved in proceedings in both the family and criminal justice systems.

We believe that the work of each partner supports that of the other and that by working together we can achieve more for the children, young people and their families. We put the welfare of the child first and work to support that child so that it can be given the greatest opportunities to overcome whatever challenges and deprivations it has had to face from whatever age. Children who do not have adequate housing, adequate parenting, who are influenced by the impact of drugs or alcohol on their carers or who have been excluded from school are vulnerable. They deserve our care and support to help them overcome their difficulties before they are forced into embarking on a criminal career or other negative lifestyle. By working together we can make a difference….and we are determined that we will.