Fostering Survey

Overview

Over the last few years, the country has experienced a decline in the number of people putting themselves forward to foster, whilst the need for new foster carers increases. 

This is a growing issue for local authorities, who incur large costs placing children with Independent fostering agencies whilst not always getting the best service. 

Having more in-house carers would not only save the service money, but enable funds to be redirected into better support for our children and our foster carers. 

We would like to understand your thoughts on fostering and how we can encourage you and others to take the step towards becoming a foster carer.