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Guidance for local authorities on the national minimum standards for providing fostering services.
Tell Ofsted about a serious incident in an independent fostering agency.
Statutory guidance for local authorities on the assessment and approval process of foster carers for looked-after children.
This guidance outlines 'staying put' arrangements that enable care leavers to remain with their former foster carers after they turn 18.
Statutory guidance for local authorities on safeguarding and promoting the welfare of privately fostered children.
Volume 4: statutory guidance on fostering services for looked-after children.
What you need to know about registering with Ofsted if you want to open or manage an independent fostering agency.
How you can ask for an independent review if you disagree with an adoption agency’s or fostering service provider’s qualifying determination letter.
A guide to help young people living in children’s homes or foster care understand the 'Independent reviewing officers handbook'.
Information for support care providers on using the training, support and development (TSD) standards for foster carers.
A summary of what attending a review panel is like and the documents that you can submit to the Independent Review Mechanism (IRM).
Letter that Ofsted sends to independent fostering agencies giving notice of inspection and asking for particular information.
Guidance on the registration of an independent fostering agency branch.
Guidance for local authorities who are aiming to develop or improve their local delegated authority policy.
A summary for caseworkers and line managers of what attending an IRM review panel is like, including the documents you’ll need to submit.
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