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Criminal record checks
… Service for DBS checks (formerly known as CRB checks) in
England
and Wales. Please see this Summary guide to DBS checks and eligibility for fostering services (
England
) . Also, more information about DBS checks in
England
Disclosure Scotland in Scotland. Access Northern …
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Recruitment and retention research
… Retention and recruitment of foster carers in
England
2023 Read our latest research report into retention … insight into the performance of fostering services in
England
. The information within the reports can be used by …
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Training for panel members
… can work together more effectively. Panel training in
England
The Fostering Services (
England
) Regulations 2011 specify that all fostering services …
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Responding to the Independent Review of Children's Social Care in England
… published Independent Review of Children's Social Care in
England
. The Government is yet to decide what their next … is to hear the views and response of foster carers in
England
to the review’s recommendations. This will inform our … on 27 June where we would like foster carers from across
England
to join. Registration has now closed Further …
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Attracting and Keeping Carers - October 2015
… Put There are promising initial signs for Staying Put in
England
, following a release of an analysis on its impact … long-term fostering now a recognised form of permanence in
England
, there is greater opportunity to explore combined …
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A great success, but there's so much more to do
… but that’s just one of a range of issues for fostering in
England
. How about dealing with the way that allegations … least the recommendations from the fostering stocktake in
England
and the ongoing Care Review in Scotland. The big …
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Children's Mental Health Week - a vital issue all year round
… Department of Health and the Department for Education in
England
of which I was a member. One suggestion is the … introduction of a virtual mental health lead (VMHL) in
England
. This role could play an important part in ensuring …
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Creativity permeates everything we do
… work of children in care councils from right across
England
, and at the event young people shared their hopes and … fought, and in the end Staying Put was introduced in
England
, and similar schemes soon followed in Scotland and …
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News Story
Foster carer numbers reveal stark challenge facing foster care system
… Ofsted have today released their annual fostering in
England
statistics , highlighting that many vulnerable … increase of 960 independent fostering agency carers across
England
from 1April 2020 – 31 March 2021. They also show that … need for at least 7,300 new foster families in
England
this year, which means we are falling far short of …
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Scottish Government announce raise of age of foster care
… move in Scotland follows the success of our campaign in
England
. “However, we are extremely disappointed that the … people in Scotland missing out on what their peers in
England
will be entitled to as of this April. They will … all young people in foster care, as has been achieved in
England
. “Any delay is harmful and unnecessary. The Scottish …
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Response to recommended national minimum allowances being frozen in England
… national minimum allowance rates for foster carers in
England
for 2016-17 published by the Department for Education … The Fostering Network estimates that fostering services in
England
need to recruit at least a further 7,600 foster … of the recommended minimum allowances for foster carers in
England
can be found at …
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Increase in the number of sibling groups being separated in care
… 50 per cent in the number of brothers and sisters in
England
(where figures are available) who are not living … plan says they should be. That's almost 2,000 children in
England
alone who are not experiencing the shared childhood … and The Children Act 1989 requires local authorities in
England
and Wales to place a child with their siblings 'if …
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