The Adolescent and Children's Trust (TACT) is the largest charity providing fostering services across the United Kingdom.
This was consistent with the rapidly emerging philosophy of providing care close to children's own family, school and social contacts.
These rapid changes made it difficult for local authorities to meet the increasing need to provide foster care and adoptive placements and it was a concern for the lack of adequate provision which led to a group of local authority service managers, who were also qualified and experienced social workers to create TACT.
The organisation was subsequently registered as a charity ensuring that any surplus income was reinvested in meeting the needs of looked after children placed with TACT.
In June 2012 TV chef and bestselling cookery writer Lorraine Pascale became TACT's first celebrity patron.