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Author: GREAT BRITAIN. Parliament;

Title: Children Act 2004: chapter 31 explanatory notes

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Publisher: London: Stationery Office, 2004. 35p.

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Topics: CAFCASS; child day care; child protection; Childrens Commissioners; childrens services; law; private foster care; social welfare law; government publication; United Kingdom;

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Author: HILL Clare; (Producer);

Title: Somebody else's child: a guide to private fostering

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Publisher: London: British Association for Adoption and Fostering, 2010

Format: audio/visual material; online resource;

Topics: foster carers; local authorities; private foster care; social workers; practice; England; Wales; care professionals;

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Author: GREAT BRITAIN. Parliament;

Title: Children Act 2004: chapter 31

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Publisher: London: Stationery Office, 2004. 57p.

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Topics: CAFCASS; child day care; child protection; children; Childrens Commissioners; childrens services; inspection; private foster care; government publication; legislation; England;

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Author: JONES Michael;

Title: Placing a child within the family: section 20 v private fostering.

Reference: Family Law, 42, May 2012, pp.558-566.

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Topics: children in need; foster care; foster children; local authorities; looked after children; private foster care; United Kingdom;

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Author: STEEN Julie A.; SMITH Sarahlin;

Title: An organizational view of privatization: is the private foster care agency superior to the public foster care agency?

Reference: Children and Youth Services Review, 34(4), April 2012, pp.851-858.

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Topics: foster care; organisational culture; private foster care; privatisation; staff management; research; United States;

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Author: OFSTED;

Title: Children's social care providers and places: official statistics release

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Publisher: Manchester: OFSTED, 2011. 7p.

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Topics: adoption; boarding schools; childrens services; family centres; foster care; private foster care; residential child care; secure accommodation; government publication; statistics; England;

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Author: VOLPI Rossella;

Title: Wandsworth private fostering arrangements: inspection report for private fostering arrangements

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Publisher: Manchester: OFSTED, 2008. 8p.

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Topics: inspection; local authorities; private foster care; government publication; inspection report; England;

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Author: MALCOLM Jacqueline;

Title: Sheffield Local Authority Private Fostering: inspection report for private fostering arrangements

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Publisher: Manchester: OFSTED, 2008. 7p.

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Topics: inspection; local authorities; private foster care; government publication; inspection report; England;

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Author: HUMPHREYS Helen;

Title: Private fostering arrangements services Rotherham: inspection report for private fostering arrangements

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Publisher: Manchester: OFSTED, 2008. 6p.

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Topics: inspection; local authorities; private foster care; government publication; inspection report; England;

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Author: OFSTED;

Title: Inspection of local authority private fostering arrangements: consultation document

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Publisher: Manchester: OFSTED, 2010. 30p.

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Topics: inspection; local authorities; private foster care; consultation document; government publication; England;

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Author: MARRIOTT Jill;

Title: London Borough of Hackney Private Fostering Arrangements Team: inspection report for private fostering arrangements

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Publisher: Manchester: OFSTED, 2008. 7p.

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Topics: inspection; local authorities; private foster care; government publication; inspection report; England;

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Author: SMITH Stephen;

Title: Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council private fostering arrangements: inspection report for private fostering arrangements

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Publisher: Manchester: OFSTED, 2008. 8p.

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Topics: inspection; local authorities; private foster care; government publication; inspection report; England;

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Author: GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Education;

Title: Private fostering arrangements in England: year ending 31 March 2011

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Publisher: London: Great Britain. Department for Education, 2011. 11p.

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Topics: foster children; local authorities; private foster care; government publication; statistics; England;

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Title: Cagey carer causes private fostering alarm.

Reference: Community Care, 26.5.11, pp.20-21.

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Topics: case studies; child protection; immigration; private foster care; practice; United Kingdom;

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Author: WIRTZ Laura;

Title: Hidden children: separated children at risk: executive summary

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Publisher: London: Children's Society, 2009. 5p.

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Topics: case studies; child abuse; children; human trafficking; migrants; private foster care; young people; research; United Kingdom;

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Author: BEGG Ingvild Sigstad;

Title: Comparing fostering in Scotland and Norway with an emphasis on the use of private actors.

Reference: Child Care in Practice, 17(2), April 2011, pp.131-142.

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Topics: foster care; private foster care; quality assurance; standards; Norway; Scotland;

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Author: STAINES Jo; FARMER Elaine; SELWYN Julie;

Title: Implementing a therapeutic team parenting approach to fostering: the experiences of one independent foster-care agency.

Reference: British Journal of Social Work, 41(2), March 2011, pp.314-332.

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Topics: foster carers; foster children; parenting; private foster care; therapeutic communities; research; England; Wales;

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Author: GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Education;

Title: Family and friends care: statutory guidance for local authorities

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Publisher: London: Great Britain. Department for Education, 2011. 57p.

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Topics: families; foster care; foster carers; kinship care; local authorities; looked after children; private foster care; relatives; government publication; guidance; England;

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Author: LEWIS Sharon;

Title: London Borough of Barking and Dagenham private fostering arrangements service: inspection report for private fostering arrangements

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Publisher: Manchester: OFSTED, 2008. 11p.

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Topics: local authorities; private foster care; government publication; inspection report; England;

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Author: ROSS Johanna Woodcock; CROW Charlotte;

Title: Social work practice strategies and professional identity within private fostering: a critical exploration.

Reference: Adoption and Fostering, 34(1), Spring 2010, pp.41-51.

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Topics: foster carers; private foster care; professional role; social workers; practice; England;

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