Promoting safe child contact within a national framework of Child Contact Centres
Reg Charity No.
1078636
Becoming an
Affiliate
of NACCC
Affiliate Information Pack
Thank you for your enquiry to become an Affiliate of NACCC.
The new and updated NACCC Directory is available to all referrers and groups or
organisations whose work impacts upon the work of NACCC and the services offered
within Child Contact Centres through our Affiliate subscription route. The NACCC
Directory of Child Contact Centres is now available on-line to Affiliate subscribers.
This pack contains an application form, which we would ask you to complete and
return. By signing this you are agreeing to share NACCC’s Mission Statement and
Values. If it is felt that your organisation’s Aims are not compatible with NACCC’s
Mission Statement and Values, NACCC reserves the right to ask for further
information.
If you work with other colleagues who may be interested in the above, please do
forward them a copy of this pack. Thank you for your continued partnership and
support in the above process
National Association of Child Contact Centres, 1 Heritage Mews, High Pavement, Nottingham NG1
1HN
Tel: 0845 4500 280, Fax: 0845 4500 420, Email: [email protected], Website: www.naccc.org.uk
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Affiliate Subscriber Information
Affiliation
The Affiliate structure is primarily for referral agencies such as family lawyers, local authority
departments, the judiciary etc that refer families to Child Contact Centres. Other organisations who
are not eligible for any other membership category but whose work impacts upon the work of
NACCC and the services offered at Child Contact Centres, can also apply for Affiliate Subscription.
Responsibilities
1. Meet Affiliate conditions (see above).
2. Share NACCC’s Mission Statement and Values (see below).
3. Ensure NACCC holds current details of the Affiliate organisation.
4. Pay annual subscription.
Benefits:
1. Access to the NACCC website Affiliate Subscribers section for the NACCC Directory of Child
Contact Centres.
Useful for family lawyers, CAFCASS officers, the judiciary, courts and other agencies this
directory features:
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Essential guidance on the referral process.
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Directory sections listing each Centre and the services they offer
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Reference index.
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Weekly update service
2. National helpline providing signposting facilities.
3. Opportunity to subscribe to both the NACCC Annual Review and the twice yearly
NACCC magazine – Contact Matters.
Affiliation - Mission Statement and Values
Mission Statement: To promote safe child contact within a national framework of Child
Contact Centres
Values of NACCC:
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Ensuring safety
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Child centred within the family
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Promoting equality, celebrating diversity
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Independent and impartial
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Respecting individuals, preserving confidentiality
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Valuing and supporting voluntary service
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Sharing skills and expertise to achieve better outcomes for children and their families
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Other Categories of Membership
Associate Membership – For organisations which may or may not currently offer direct not forprofit contact services and which do not satisfy some or all of the Accreditation Criteria so as to
qualify for Full Membership but who wish to access the support structures offered by NACCC and
Child Contact Centres to obtain accreditation.
For safety reasons, Accreditation and Full Membership Criteria should be achieved before
a Child Contact Centre accepts referrals. All NACCC Child Contact Centres who offer
Supervised Contact need to obtain Enhanced Accreditation.
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Full Membership – automatic membership category for all NACCC Child Contact Centres, who
offer direct contact services and who have achieved the requirements of NACCC accreditation
during Associate membership. Those becoming a full member must be a ‘not for profit’
organisation. Membership subscriptions will be paid on an annual basis. Accreditation must be
renewed every 3 years.
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Associate Commercial Membership – For organisations which may or may not currently offer
direct contact services on a ‘for profit’ basis and which do not satisfy some or all of the
Accreditation Criteria so as not to qualify for Full Commercial Membership but who wish to access
the support structures offered by NACCC and Child Contact Centres to achieve accreditation.
For safety reasons, accreditation and Full Commercial Membership Criteria should be
achieved before a Child Contact Centre accepts referrals. All NACCC Child Contact
Centres who offer Supervised contact need to obtain Enhanced Accreditation.
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Full Commercial Membership – automatic membership category for all NACCC ‘for profit’ Child
Contact Centres, who offer direct contact services and who have achieved the requirements of
NACCC accreditation during Associate Commercial membership. Membership subscriptions will
be paid on an annual basis. Accreditation/Enhanced Accreditation must be renewed every 3
years.
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Affiliation – The Affiliate structure is primarily for referral agencies such as family lawyers, local
authority departments, the judiciary etc who refer families to Child Contact Centres. Other
organisations who are not eligible for any other membership category but whose work impacts
upon the work of NACCC and the services offered at Child Contact Centres, can also apply for
Affiliate Membership.
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Affiliation
Membership Application Form
If your organisation would like to become an Affiliate Subscriber of NACCC, please complete in
CAPITAL letters and post to NACCC, 1 Heritage Mews, High Pavement, Nottingham, NG1 1HN or email
form to [email protected] * (mandatory fields)
Name of
Organisation: *
Name for correspondence
Title:
First name: *
Last name: *
Job title
Address: *
Postcode: *
Telephone No: *
E-Mail: *
Website:
Please tick which best describes your organisation
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Solicitors
Judiciary
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CAFCASS
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Social Services
Voluntary Org.
Other (Please specify) ………………………………………………………………
We have read NACCC’s Mission and Values Statements and share the statements therein.
We understand that the fee for the Affiliate structure will be renewable every twelve months.
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We enclose a cheque (made payable to NACCC) for the sum of £45
Signed (on behalf of the organisation:
Full Name (please print clearly:
Date:
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