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Inspection of local authority fostering services and independent fostering agencies: consultation document
- Author:
- OFSTED
- Publisher:
- OFSTED
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 25p.
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
This document consults on the proposals for a revised framework for the inspection of local authority fostering services and independent fostering agencies. As well as providing details of the full consultation questionnaire, the document provides a background to the consultation, proposals for the revised inspection of fostering service and details of the consultation process. The closing date for the consultation is 31 August 2011.
Revising the National Minimum Standards (NMS) for adoption, children’s homes and fostering: consultation
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Children, Schools and Families
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Children, Schools and Families
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 7p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This consultation document seeks views on the proposed revisions to the national minimum standards (NMS) for adoption, children's homes and fostering and asks for comments on how to improve the standards further.
Independent review mechanism (fostering): consultation
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Children, Schools and Families
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Children, Schools and Families
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Place of publication:
- London
The Department for Children, Schools and Families is holding a consultation on proposals for the introduction of an independent review mechanism (IRM) relating to the approval of foster carers (i.e. local authority foster carers) in England. The IRM is available to all foster carers who are being assessed, or have been approved, as a foster carer by a local authority or an independent fostering agency. The IRM will give prospective and current foster carers the option of having their case reviewed by an independent panel where their fostering service provider proposes to turn down their application to be a foster carer, or to revoke or amend the terms of their existing approval. Closing date for the consultation is 24 December 2008. This timescale will allow regulations to be laid in time for the IRM to be implemented from 1 April 2009.
Consultation on private fostering: proposed new regulations, national minimum standards and guidance
- Author:
- WALES. Welsh Assembly Government
- Publisher:
- Wales. Welsh Assembly Government
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 104p.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
A privately fostered child is one who is under the age of 16 (under 18 if (s)he is disabled) and who is cared for and accommodated by someone other than a parent, other person with parental responsibility or close relative. A child is not privately fostered if the person caring for him/her has done so for fewer than 28 days and does not intend to do so for longer than that. Carers and parents are required to notify the local social services authority in the area where the private fostering placement is made. The authority has the duty to satisfy itself that the welfare of the child concerned is safeguarded and promoted and may impose conditions on, or prohibit, the private fostering arrangement. The extended duties to be placed on local social services authorities are: to be satisfied as to the welfare of children who are proposed to be, or are being, privately fostered; and · to monitor the way they discharge those duties.
Improving permanence for looked after children
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Education
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Education
- Publication year:
- 2013
- Pagination:
- 25
- Place of publication:
- London
Government consultation on proposals to improve permanence for looked after children. Proposals focus on: strengthening the team around the looked after child; improving the status, security and stability of long term foster care; and strengthening the requirements for returning children home from care. The document seeks responses from local authority children's services, fostering services, foster carers, residential workers, parents, families, children and young people, education and healthcare professionals. The closing date for submissions to the consultation is 29 November 2013. (Edited publisher abstract)
Regulations governing fostering services, children's homes providers and adoption and fostering panels and statutory guidance on children's homes and fostering
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Education
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Education
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 55p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Consultation on regulations governing Fostering Services, Children’s Homes Providers and Adoption and Fostering Panels and Statutory Guidance on Children’s Homes received during the period 27 August and 19 November 2010. The document also summarises the responses to individual questions; provides a sample of quotes from respondents and sets out the intended next steps for the programme.
Looked-after children and young people: draft for consultation
- Author:
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE
- Publisher:
- National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2021
- Pagination:
- 108
- Place of publication:
- London
This guideline covers how organisations, professionals and carers can work together to deliver high quality care, stable placements and nurturing relationships for looked-after children and young people. It aims to help these children and young people reach their full potential and enjoy the same opportunities in life as their peers. The guideline covers support provided to looked-after children and young people and care leavers (from birth to age 25), and their families and carers (including birth parents, connected carers, special guardians and prospective adoptive parents). This includes all who are classed as 'looked-after' under a full or interim local authority care order, whether temporary or long term. For example, it covers looked after children and young people on remand, and children and young people preparing to leave care. The guideline covers all parts of the care pathway, from entry of looked-after people into the care system, to support provided when moving out of care into permanency and out of care into independent living. The guideline does not cover children and young people who have moved out of care and are no longer looked-after (not including care leavers) – that is, those who have been successfully adopted or reunified with birth parents. It also does not cover those on the edge of care and their families. Key recommendations cover: diversity; supporting positive relationships; valuing carers; safeguarding; health and wellbeing; learning and education; transition between care placements and to permanent placements; transition out of care to independence; and making use of forums for strategic leadership and best practice. The consultation closes on Tuesday 15th June 2021. (Edited publisher abstract)
The national fostering stocktake: call for evidence report
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Education
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Education
- Publication year:
- 2018
- Pagination:
- 13
- Place of publication:
- London
Summarises the main themes from a call for evidence to gather views on the current state of foster care in England and how outcomes for children and young could be improved. The consultation received over 300 responses, which included foster carers, social workers, academics, local authorities, independent fostering agencies, and organisations bringing together the views of young people. This main themes cover: the importance of the quality of support for those with experience of living foster care; the need for greater clarification of the role and status of foster carers; that supporting children and young people’s needs are central to the system; the need to improve the commissioning of foster care placements, and the importance of sharing best practice. The evidence from the consultation informed the independent review into foster care in England by Sir Martin Narey and Mark Owers. (Edited publisher abstract)
Future of social care inspection: consultation document
- Author:
- OFSTED
- Publisher:
- OFSTED
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 38
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
Consultation on proposed changes across Ofsted’s inspections of children’s social care. The consultation sets out proposals in four areas: the three principles for children’s social care inspections; a new approach to inspections of local authority children’s services from 2018; the creation of a new common inspection framework for social care establishments, agencies, boarding schools and residential special schools from April 2017; and changes to inspections of independent fostering agencies, including a proportionate response to agencies judged as good or outstanding. This consultation period is from 28 June to 9 September 2016. (Edited publisher abstract)
Children's and young person's guide to the fostering services consultation
- Author:
- OFSTED
- Publisher:
- OFSTED
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 10p.
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
This guide is to help children and young people have their say on how fostering services should be inspected to feed into the current consultation process. A questionnaire, written specifically for children and young people is included. The closing date for the consultation is 31 August 2011.