CHARMS - Computing Help Adoption Register Management System is now online and being used by the Adoption Register. Developed with the help of a number of Adoption Agencies and Consortia, it's value has now been recognised by Norwood Ravenswood who are charged with running the Register on behalf of the Department of Health.
The A&F system is successfully used to record children and family details and, crucially, to produces matches based on Ethnic Origin, Gender, Age, Special Needs, Contact Issues and other criteria.
The A & F system will allow Agencies that use it to automatically send records to the Adoption Register for England and Wales, and to report on progress.