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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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Statutory guidance for local authorities on safeguarding and promoting the welfare of privately fostered children.
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 2014.
The number of notifications of private fostering arrangements in England during the year ending 31 March 2015.
Government response to the Foster Care in England report and the Education Select Committee’s inquiry into fostering.
Fostering in England statistics for the period 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022.
Fostering in England statistics for the period 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023.
The number of notifications of private fostering arrangements in England during the year ending 31 March 2013.
Fostering in England statistics for the period 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020.
Ofsted has today published results of a survey asking children, learners, parents, foster carers, social workers and other professionals about their experiences of children’s social care.
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