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Local authorities and regional adoption agencies can apply for therapeutic funding for eligible adoptive, special guardianship order and child arrangement order families.
Guidance for local authorities on the national minimum standards for providing fostering services.
When you can share information about your case, what you can share and what to do if someone else shares information.
Application guidance for regional care co-operatives and end-to-end fostering hubs.
Information and guidance on how to apply to become a fostering hub.
Tell Ofsted about a serious incident in an independent fostering agency.
Statutory guidance on the special guardianship services local authorities need to provide in accordance with the Children Act 1989.
This guidance outlines 'staying put' arrangements that enable care leavers to remain with their former foster carers after they turn 18.
Guidance for local authorities and schools dealing with adults who have legal rights and responsibilities for a child.
Information for British nationals who are considering entering into surrogacy arrangements in foreign countries.
How adoption agencies should handle applications from people wishing to adopt a child from another country.
Statutory guidance for local authorities and adoption agencies.
Summary of the main changes and provisions of the act and how they may affect children and families.
How local authorities should support children who are cared for by extended family, friends, or connected individuals.
Statutory guidance for local authorities on safeguarding and promoting the welfare of privately fostered children.
How to register with Ofsted and apply to open, manage, or be associated with an independent fostering agency.
Statutory guidance for local authorities on the assessment and approval process of foster carers for looked-after children.
Guidance for local authorities on how to express an interest in applying to become part of the Kinship Allowance Pilot.
Volume 4: statutory guidance on fostering services for looked-after children.
How to register with Ofsted and apply to open, manage, or be associated with an adoption support agency.
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