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Staying Put
… not consistent with the welfare of the young person. The
Fostering
Network has produced guidance which aims to provide a framework of best practice to assist
all
parties in the implementation of
staying
put
. The … support, will be offered so that they can make a decision
about
whether they can offer a
staying
put
arrangement? Local …
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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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Member survey
… We are incredibly grateful to
all
The
Fostering
Network members who took the time to complete the … findings. Current experiences: how members find out
about
our work The top three ways that respondents hear
about
…
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Family and friends foster care (England)
… be reflected in the terms of their approval. However the
fostering
assessment should follow the two stage process … and guidance apply to them in the same way as for
all
foster
carers
. NMS 30 sets out how the
fostering
service … emotional support. Standards of care concerns If concerns
about
a
foster
carer’s standards of care arise, support …
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Attracting and Keeping Carers - June 2015
… of the campaign, each day providing new insight into
fostering
from a different perspective. Thank you to everyone … people who would otherwise not connect with
fostering
about
the benefits it brings, as well as celebrating those …
foster
care. But the spirit of it needs to be followed by
all
services involved in the process. It is therefore an …
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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 - April 2015
… Care Part II , we also launched our second Local Authority
Fostering
Service benchmark report . The latest report, … to approval. The report contains some key questions for
all
fostering
services to consider. March also brought to an … events or on stands or stalls to engage people in thinking
about
what
fostering
means to them, and how they are …
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Attracting and Keeping Carers - January 2014
… in mind that this month’s IN FOCUS takes a look at the
Fostering
Network’s recently published recruitment targets, … Tuesday 18 February: The
Fostering
Network, Cardiff
All
workshops are priced for members at £40 +VAT if you pay … Invest to save Rather clumsy start to this article
about
Stoke on Trents City Council's
fostering
service , …
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Attracting and Keeping Carers - September 2014
… under fire for its reference to finances available for
fostering
. What do you think
about
publicising finances available to
foster
in campaigns? … placed in B&B accommodation for 28 days or more. While not
all
children will wish to ‘stay
put
’ it will be interesting …
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News Story
Five ways the new Children’s Minister can help improve foster care
… We hope that the Minister will set an example by speaking
about
and treating
foster
carers
as key members of the childcare team. We would like to see her encourage
all
fostering
services in England to adopt and properly implement …
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A huge disappointment and a wasted opportunity - The Fostering Network's response to the Government's Fostering Better Outcomes report
… The
Fostering
Network is disapointed with Westminster … for
Staying
Put
. The report does not address funding at
all
, and without this, the wellbeing of future generations of … are disappointed that the report makes no recommendations
about
a register beyond saying this is to be explored. Surely …
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Response to Government analysis of staying put
… for Education, Kevin Williams, chief executive of The
Fostering
Network, said: “The
Fostering
Network led the … who have benefited from the stability of
staying
put
, and
all
changes of this kind take time to become embedded in … that they deserve. For too long the headlines have been
about
over-representation of care leavers in the judicial …
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