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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…
Support for foster carers, including financial help, tax arrangements, how to make decisions for your foster child, claiming benefit while fostering, and other help.
You need to complete the training, support, and development standards…
All foster parents get a foster care allowance to help cover the cost of…
You should have registered as self-employed when you started to foster.…
Being a foster parent can affect your benefits. Check a benefits…
Your foster child’s placement plan should tell you what decisions you can…
You should get support from your fostering service, your local council and…
Fostering or adopting a child, including from abroad, and being a surrogate mother
Apply to foster a child through the social services department of your local council
An annual report which includes information on the number of arrangements started each year.
Report into the fostering changes programme, which looked to provide foster carers with practical advice for managing challenging behaviour.
Statutory guidance for local authorities on the assessment and approval process of foster carers for looked-after children.
Guidance and a suggested template for local authorities and independent fostering agencies to use when sending fostering data to Ofsted.
Volume 4: statutory guidance on fostering services for looked-after children.
Guidance for local authorities on the national minimum standards for providing fostering services.
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