Bursting at the seams: impact on fostering services on the rise of children going into care 2009-2010

Following the Baby P case in 2008, the care system has seen an unprecedented rise in the number of children, particularly those needing foster placements.

This report investigates the effects of this increase on fostering services and examines the challenges fostering services are experiencing in their efforts to find the right foster families for all children who need them.

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