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Tax and national insurance contributions
… Registering as self-employed with HMRC Since April 2003,
all
foster
carers
have been treated as self-employed … This allows
foster
carers
to receive payments from their
fostering
service up to a certain level (called your tax … you reach state pension age. If you need more information
about
national insurance you can contact the government's …
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Covid-19 FAQs by fostering services
… under regular review. Services should ensure the safety of
all
involved and fulfil a ‘duty of care’ to the
foster
family … Where the usual approaches are not currently available,
fostering
services should look to pro-actively work with … a decision regarding suitability. You can read more
about
this in our briefing on the Adoption and Children …
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Managing vacancies
… Recruitment is a year-round activity and
fostering
services need to recruit to replace
foster
carers
… where there is a need. Communicating with
foster
carers
about
why they have vacancies is crucial. We believe that: No … need to contact an alternative
fostering
service.
All
fostering
services must be open with applicants
about
…
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Record keeping
… Why is it important to keep records? Like any job,
fostering
involves paperwork.
Foster
carers
are regularly … support for these occasions. There is also great concern
about
allegations of abuse and complaints made against
foster
… they need to recall. The
Fostering
Network recommends that
all
foster
carers
should to talk to their
fostering
service …
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Blog entry
Attracting and Keeping Carers - April 2013
… this year’s
Foster
Care Fortnight are gathering pace. The
Fostering
Network’s have been out and
about
, taking pictures of celebrities in the frame, as well … that some of these kids have had to endure, I feel
all
the more privileged that they have allowed me a glimpse …
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Attracting and Keeping Carers - January 2015
… most energised and open to consider new things, and many
fostering
services have sought to tap into this over the past …
fostering
. Be consistent, positive and enthusiastic
about
the many benefits
fostering
can bring. Middlesbrough … with the dogs. They’d never had wellies before and spent
all
afternoon jumping in puddles. Or when we took them …
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Fosterline Wales: the foster carer’s lifeline
…
carers
in Wales, and since then they have funded The
Fostering
Network to provide Fosterline Wales. As devolution … and advice Fosterline Wales provides information
about
all
aspects of
foster
care, including: tax and national …
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News Story
Charity calls for 7,000 more foster families, particularly for teens and siblings
… families are needed in the coming year to ensure that
all
children can be found the right
foster
home first time, according to leading
fostering
charity The
Fostering
Network at the start of this … a difficult beginning. ‘I would encourage anyone thinking
about
fostering
to come forward because there are so many …
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Strengthen long-term fostering to provide stability for children, report urges
…
foster
carer and child, according to a new report by The
Fostering
Network , which calls for the development of … should have more authority to make day-to-day decisions
about
the care of children in long-term placements than
about
… social worker. However, nearly two in 10 felt not at
all
supported. Inadequate access to the child’s social worker …
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