Support during an allegation

Advocacy & Mediation Service

The service provides direct support to foster carers experiencing a concern, complaint or allegation. As we are independent of your fostering service, our consultants can offer impartial expert advice, guidance, mediation and advocacy, alongside intensive emotional support.

We will help you understand the process, ensure your views are represented and empower you to participate fully, while helping to ensure services meet the relevant expectations placed upon them.

To access this service please complete the request form below and a member of our team will get back to you. Your fostering service should fund this support for you.

If your service does not have an arrangement with The Fostering Network, we will ask them to spot purchase advocacy and mediation on your behalf. 

Legal helpline for members of The Fostering Network

If you are a foster carer member of The Fostering Network who has been subject to an allegation, you can call the Legal Helpline. 

It is open 24 hours a day, every day of the year.