Guidance

Fostering services: national minimum standards

• From: Department for Education
• Part of: National minimum standards for the welfare of children and Adoption and fostering
• Published: 8 March 2011
• Applies to: England

Guidance for local authorities on the national minimum standards for providing fostering services.

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Fostering services: national minimum standards

Ref: ISBN 978-1-84775-867-5, DfE-00029-2011 PDF, 339KB, 62 pages

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The national minimum standards, together with regulations on the placement of children in foster care, such as the Fostering Services (England) Regulations 2011, form the basis of the regulatory framework under the Care Standards Act 2000 for the conduct of fostering services.

Document information

Published: 8 March 2011

From: Department for Education

Part of: National minimum standards for the welfare of children Adoption and fostering