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  • Children's minister gets in the frame for campaign
    Thursday, 16 May, 2013

    Children's minister Edward Timpson has put himself in the frame for Foster Care Fortnight (13-26 May).

  • Foster carer recruitment to reach next level with new Government contract
    Thursday, 16 May, 2013

    Children’s minister Edward Timpson is today announcing a £250,000 contract for the Fostering Network, which will take foster carer recruitment to the next level in England.

  • Foster carers enjoy first Bake the Difference tea party
    Friday, 10 May, 2013

    Foster carers and social workers from across England are today enjoying the Fostering Network’s first Bake the Difference tea party in London.

  • Plans for improved delegated authority guidance welcomed
    Friday, 3 May, 2013

    The Fostering Network has welcomed the Government’s announcement of its intention to publish guidance on delegating authority to foster carers in England.

  • The Fostering Network joins call for rethink on care
    Wednesday, 1 May, 2013

    The Fostering Network is one of eight leading charities urging the Government to rethink care and the way in which the most vulnerable children and families who encounter the care system are treated in England. The call to base decisions on need and not legal status comes following the charities’ eight-month inquiry into the best way to provide permanent homes for children.

  • Care applications reach record high
    Wednesday, 10 April, 2013

    The Fostering Network is calling on the Government to ensure that foster care is given the same political and financial support as adoption, following the release of new figures by Cafcass showing that care applications in England have reached a record high.

  • The Fostering Network welcomes NICE quality standards
    Monday, 8 April, 2013

    The Fostering Network has welcomed new quality standards relating to the health and wellbeing of looked-after-children, published by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE).

  • Survey on the quality of care from your fostering service
    Tuesday, 2 April, 2013

    The Fostering Network is encouraging foster carers in England to complete a nationwide survey about the quality of care provided by their fostering service.

  • Book now to attend Foster Carer Association conference
    Tuesday, 26 March, 2013

    The Fostering Network’s Foster Carer Association Project will be holding a one-day conference on 10 May 2013 in London.

  • Funding for evidence-based fostering welcomed
    Friday, 22 February, 2013

    We have welcomed the publication of a new prospectus from the Department for Education (DfE) outlining how local authorities and independent agencies can bid for financial support to run a range of evidence-based initiatives to help looked-after children, those on the edge of care and their families.

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