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Foster carers look after children when their parents are not able to - becoming a foster carer, money and support available, fostering agencies, foster parents
Being a foster parent means caring for a child as part of your family. To…
There are many types of foster care. The application process is the same…
All foster parents receive a foster care allowance to cover the cost of…
The process starts when you apply to become a foster parent and finishes…
Before you can foster a child you must pass an assessment by a social…
The fostering service will contact you to tell you the result of your…
Fostering or adopting a child, including from abroad, and being a surrogate mother
Support for foster carers, including financial help, tax arrangements, how to make decisions for your foster child, claiming benefit while fostering, and other help.
Application form to request information that we hold on individuals.
Guidance and a suggested template for local authorities and independent fostering agencies to use when sending fostering data to Ofsted.
Government response to the Foster Care in England report and the Education Select Committee’s inquiry into fostering.
Tell Ofsted about a serious incident in an independent fostering agency.
The number of notifications of private fostering arrangements in England during the year ending 31 March 2013.
Further analysis of the recruitment and retention of carers in mainstream fostering, as at 31 March 2023.
The number of notifications of private fostering arrangements in England during the year ending 31 March 2015.
Statistics on the number of notifications of private fostering arrangements in England in 2010 to 2015.
Explanation of terms used in Ofsted's official and national statistical releases.
Report into the fostering changes programme, which looked to provide foster carers with practical advice for managing challenging behaviour.
Support and benefits you can get if you're looking after someone else's child, court orders - kinship care, private fostering, friends and family care
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