Research & policy

As a children's charity, TACT seeks to influence public policy around care. Our External Affairs department undertakes research and develops policy in order to influence politicians and other policy makers across the UK. Much of this work also feeds into the TACT's press and campaigning work.

TACT is Big Lottery funded! TACT and the University of East Anglia (UEA), welcome new Big Lottery Fund Research Programme grant for a study of looked after children and offending. The grant will support an 18-month research project ‘Looked after children and offending: identifying risk and protective factors’. Read the full press release (PDF, 2 pages, 72KB).