Call for evidence outcome

Fostering for the future: seeking the views of children and young people

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 4 February 2026
• Last updated: 9 June 2026 — See all updates

Applies to England

This call for evidence has closed

Read the full outcome

A new rulebook for fostering: call for evidence for children and young people government response

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Detail of outcome

A summary of responses received to the call for evidence and the government’s response, outlining next steps.

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Original call for evidence

Summary

We’d like to hear from children and young people about their time in foster care. We'd like them to feedback on the ideas we have and share their ideas too.

This call for evidence was held on another website.

This call for evidence ran from
10am on 4 February 2026 to 11:59pm on 17 March 2026

Call for evidence description

The Department for Education is asking children and young people how to make foster care better.

We would like to hear children’s views on some ideas we have. We’d also like them to share their own ideas.

Children and young people will not need to give any personal details in order to respond to the questions included so they can be completely honest.

These questions follow a paper that explains a vision for the future of fostering in England.

Published 4 February 2026

Last updated 9 June 2026 — Show all updates

1. 9 June 2026

   Added the government's response.

2. 4 February 2026

   First published.