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Information on looked after children at both national and local authority levels for the financial year 2023 to 2024.
Findings from qualitative research investigating foster carer recruitment and conversion rates.
Research on how behavioural influences on fostering and adoption recruitment can be used to encourage the recruitment of quality foster carers and adopters.
Information on looked-after children at both national and local authority levels for the financial year 2020 to 2021.
Fostering in England statistics for the period 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019
Ofsted uses questionnaires to capture views about social care settings, including children’s homes, boarding schools and living with foster carers and adopters.
Information on looked-after children at both national and local authority levels for the financial year 2019 to 2020.
Fostering in England statistics for the period 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020.
Fostering in England statistics for the period 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018.
Information on looked-after children at both national and local authority levels for the financial year 2018 to 2019.
Sir Martin Narey and Mark Owers's independent review of the fostering system in England with recommendations to the government about improving foster care.
Experiences of children’s homes and foster carers.
Fostering in England statistics for the period 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2017.
An overview of the fostering system in England.
Research into the effectiveness of the project at providing support to families of in foster care up to the age of 5.
The number of notifications of private fostering arrangements in England during the year ending 31 March 2015.
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 2013.
The number of notifications of private fostering arrangements in England during the year ending 31 March 2012.
The number of notifications of private fostering arrangements in England during the year ending 31 March 2011.
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