Fostering Contents

Contents

Terms of Reference

Summary

Conclusions and recommendations

1 Introduction

2 Valuing young people

Supporting placements

Matching and stability

Information sharing

Siblings

Early years and schools

Supporting engagement

Involvement in decision making

Advocacy

Social workers

Supporting transitions to adulthood

Staying Put

Consistency of application of guidelines

3 Valuing foster carers

Working conditions

Financial support

Employment status

Respect and recognition

Professionalisation

Training

Allegations

Other support

A new national body

4 Valuing care

Capacity

Issues that affect capacity

Need to increase capacity

Recruitment

Advertising

Minority communities

A national recruitment campaign

Relations between foster care providers

Allegations of profiteering and ‘golden handshakes’

Commissioning

New ways of working

Funding and resource pressures

Innovation

Different structural models

5 Conclusion

Formal minutes

Witnesses

Published written evidence

List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament





21 December 2017