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We’re so pleased that you are interested in becoming a member of the Baby Bank Alliance. If you haven’t already, please make sure you’ve read our advice about preparing to sign up, you’ve read the Charter, and that you have authority to sign your baby bank up to membership of the Alliance (if you are a charity this will mean you will need permission from your trustees).

Please fill in the form as fully as possible. If you don’t have the required policies in place yet please select ‘not yet’ from the drop down menu, and our Community Leads will be in touch to support you with this. If you don’t currently collect information about your the number of families and/or children that you support please enter ‘we do not collect this information’ and we can be in touch to discuss ways to support you with this.

• Baby Bank details

• Name* name of the Baby Bank, not a person’s name
• Month and year established* pick any day in the relevant month from the calendar
• Legal structure*
  • Registered Charity
  • CIC
  • Other
• Baby Bank email address*

• Lead contact details

• First name*
• Last name*
• Role of lead contact*
• Email of lead contact if different to Baby Bank email above

• Address

  of main site, if you have multiple sites
• Line 1*
• Line 2
• City / Town*
• Postcode*
• Website

• Information about your Baby Bank

• Local Authority / Council*
• Number of families supported per year if you do not collect this information, leave blank
• Number of children supported per year if you do not collect this information leave blank
• Age range of children supported*
• Number of paid members of staff* indicate number and FTE
• Referral model*
  • Self referral
  • Professional referral
  • Hybrid (both)
• Do you have a safeguarding policy*
  • Yes
  • Not yet
• Do you have a health and safety policy?*
  • Yes
  • Not yet
• Do you have a volunteering policy?*
  • Yes
  • Not yet
• If your organisation is not a registered charity or a Community Interest Company, do you have a written governing document that summarises your aims, objects and methods of working?*
  • Yes
  • Not yet
• Would you like support from the Alliance on collecting data about the families you support and the goods you provide?*
  • Yes
  • No
  • Not sure
• Would you like your baby bank to be added to the map of baby banks if it is not already listed?*
  • Yes
  • No
  • It’s already on the map

• Declarations

• I confirm that I have the permission of the Trustee Board or equivalent to sign up as a Baby Bank Alliance member*
  • Yes
• I confirm that my baby bank does not undertake any party political activity*
  • Yes
• I have read and reviewed the Baby Bank Alliance Charter and agree to align with its operating principles*
  • Yes
• I commit to submitting impact data to the Baby Bank Alliance once a year, with the support of Alliance staff if necessary*
  • Yes
• I confirm that I have policies described above (volunteering, health and safety, safeguarding) in place. If these are not in place, I commit to putting these in place within 3 months of becoming an Alliance member with the support of the Baby Bank Alliance*
  • Yes
• I have read and understood the Baby Bank Alliance Privacy Policy*
  • Yes
• Subscribe to our newsletter mailing list (if you are not already subscribed)?

• Digital signature

• Signed by* your full name