Regional Adoption Agency (RAA) - Project Initiation Document

Sep 11, 2026

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Regional Adoption Agency (RAA) Project Initiation Document defines the project scope, proposed approach, and milestones for setting up a new regional adoption agency. It records project identity details, versioning, management roles, and a revision history, then documents review and approvals by named project board and workstream members. The content outlines background context following Department for Education approval, the Scope and Define phase objectives, expected outputs such as an options appraisal and high-level transition plan, and a timetable split into mobilisation, service design, and options appraisal stages.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryPresentations

FormatPDF

Pages13

Reading Time5 min

AccessFree to download

1 Background

2 Project outline

2.1 Project objective

2.2 Project timetable

2.3 Delivery strategy for the “Scope and Define” Phase

2.4 Deliverables

2.5 Assumptions

2.6 Project structure

3 Communication Management Strategy

4 Project controls

4.1 Meetings and reports

4.2 Risk and Issue Management

5 Initial risk analysis

6 Appendices

Appendix A – Communications Plan

Appendix E – Risk and Issue Log

APPENDIX C DfE Regional Adoption Agencies Programme REGIONAL ADOPTION AGENCY (Families for Children, Bournemouth Borough Council, Dorset County Council and Borough of Poole) Project Initiation Document | Project Title | Regional Adoption Agency (RAA) | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Project No or Ref | Not applicable | Document Version Ref | Final V03 | | Project Manager | Julie Saunders | Telephone No Mobile No Email | 01202 453909
07554 333629
[Julie.saunders@bournemouth.gov.uk](Julie.saunders@bournemouth.gov.uk) | | Project Lead | Graham Pellew
Deputy Chief Executive-Families for Children | | | PID history Revision History | Revision date Author Summary of Changes | | | | --- | --- | --- | | 11-Dec-15 | Julie Saunders | New – first draft for initial review by Project Lead | | 14-Dec-15 | Julie Saunders | Updated with feedback from Project Lead | | 23-Dec-15 | Julie Saunders | Updated with feedback from Project Board | | | | | Review and approvals This document has been reviewed and received the following approvals. | Name Approval date Role | | | | --- | --- | --- | | Graham Pellew | 16 December 2015 | Project Lead | | Venessa Collins | TBC | Work Stream Lead | | Sheila Meakin | 16 December 2015 | Project Board Member | | Heather Freeman | 16 December 2015 | Work Stream Lead | | Penny Lodwick | 16 December 2015 | Project Board Member | | Jennifer Warr | 16 December 2015 | Work Stream Lead | | Kendra Bell | 16 December 2015 | Project Board Member | | Karran Stroud | 16 December 2015 | Work Stream Lead | Records of approvals are noted in the minutes of the Project Board Meeting on 16th December 2015 Table of Contents 1 Background .........................................................................4 2 Project outline .....................................................................4 2.1 Project objective .................................................................... 4 2.2 Project timetable ................................................................... 5 2.3 Delivery strategy for the “Scope and Define” Phase .............. 5 2.4 Deliverables .......................................................................... 6 2.5 Assumptions ......................................................................... 6 2.6 Project structure .................................................................... 7 3 Communication Management Strategy................................9 4 Project controls ...................................................................9 4.1 Meetings and reports ............................................................ 9 4.2 Risk and Issue Management .................................................. 10 5 Initial risk analysis ............................................................. 10 6 Appendices ....................................................................... 11 Appendix A – Communications Plan...................................... 12 Appendix E – Risk and Issue Log .......................................... 13 1 Background In October 2015 , Famillies for Children (FFC), Bournemouth Borough Council (BBC), Dorset County Council (DCC) and Borough of Poole (BoP) were successful in receiving approval to proceed from the Department for Education (DfE) to develop a proposal for setting up a new Regional Adoption Agency. Following DfE approval, representatives from these four agencies have commenced working together on the initial phase of the project, which is to scope and define how individual services could be merged to form a single agency. The key outputs of this phase will be an Options Appraisal and a high level Transtion Plan to be developed by end March 2016. This PID outlines the project scope, proposed approach and milestones of the project relating to the proposal for the Regional Adoption Agency (RAA) . It brings together the key information needed to provide project management of the k

FAQs

What is the purpose of the Regional Adoption Agency (RAA) Project Initiation Document?

It sets out the project scope, proposed approach, and milestones for establishing the Regional Adoption Agency, especially for the initial Scope and Define phase.

Which agencies are involved in developing the Regional Adoption Agency proposal?

The document references Families for Children, Bournemouth Borough Council, Dorset County Council, and the Borough of Poole, working together following Department for Education approval.

What outputs are expected from the Scope and Define phase?

The key outputs include an options appraisal and a high-level transition plan intended to be developed by end March 2016.

Sep 11, 2026

Uploaded by Mason