You must be approved
as a foster carer if the local council has officially asked you to look after a child.
Not exact matches
Under the new guidelines, any extra bedrooms in
foster carers» home will be regarded
as spare rooms, even
if they are occupied by children in their care.
This allows for them to be properly assessed in a home environment — which can be really helpful
if you already live with animals or children,
as foster carers can provide helpful insight on the behavior of animals in their care.
If a social worker was involved in making the arrangement then legally this may in fact be a placement of a «looked after child», in which case you will need to be assessed, paid and supported
as a local authority
foster carer.
Childcare provided by a
foster carer in England only counts
if they're registered
as a childcare provider.
If you're caring for a «looked after child» you must be assessed, paid and supported
as a
foster carer.
Although ideally you will have been assessed and approved
as a
foster carer before the child comes to live with you, there is clearly no time for this
if a child is placed with you in a crisis.
Letter 2 would be used
if you are a family and friends
foster carer (also sometimes known
as a kinship
foster carer or a connected person
foster carer).
Assessment, support, training and good matching will be especially important
if you intend to
foster as a single male
carer, or
as the main
carer in a couple.
Foster carers should discuss with their
fostering service
as to what
if any insurance they provide for their
foster carers and to obtain this information in writing.
If you
foster as a couple, one
carer will usually be designated the «main»
foster carer and the other could then work outside in another role.
If a Foster
Carer is assessed
as an Adopter for a child they are
fostering at what point does Fostering Allowa
fostering at what point does
Fostering Allowa
Fostering Allowance Stop?
If the staying put carer wishes to remain as a foster carer and wishes to return to fostering in the future, then if the fostering service agrees, statutory requirements must be maintaine
If the staying put
carer wishes to remain
as a
foster carer and wishes to return to
fostering in the future, then
if the fostering service agrees, statutory requirements must be maintaine
if the
fostering service agrees, statutory requirements must be maintained.
If, within 28 days, no representations are received and no application is made to the IRM, the decision maker is free to decide whether or not to approve the applicant
as a
foster carer (following a full assessment), continue the assessment (following a brief report) or amend their terms of approval.
Long - term
foster carers will be encouraged to seek guardianship or open adoption
as a permanency option for children in their care
if restoration is not possible.
If a child needs to be placed with a relative, friend or other connected person straight away and there is no time to do a full
fostering assessment, they may be assessed and approved
as a
foster carer temporarily, provided some immediate checks being carried out by the social worker.
If the child is placed with you by children's services, then unless you agree at the time of placement that it is to be a private arrangement, you may be entitled to be assessed
as a
foster carer and receive a
fostering allowance.
However
if they are considering adoption, they could place a child with
foster carers who are also approved
as prospective adopters - see
fostering for adoption.
If the LA have approached the grandmother to care for the child then she can request an assessment
as a kinship
foster carer.
If there are two adults in the household approved
as foster carers, both will be expected to complete the relevant training.
Also
as a new
foster carer I'm not sure
if you have been informed of this or not but you would be expected to register
as self employed, for further information you can contact HMRC Newly self - employed helpline 0300 200 3504 or visit the webpage https://www.gov.uk/
foster-carers/help-with-the-cost-of-fostering
Fosterline is free, confidential, impartial and supportive for you
as a
foster carer, or
if you ar thinking of becoming a
foster carer.
If foster carers are working then their working hours would need to be flexible,
as you say Steve the needs of the child are paramount, where
foster carers are working it is also really important to have a good support network that the children and young people know who can be assessed
as back up
carers should the need arise.
The majority of
foster carers suffer in silence and just get on with the task
as if it were easy.
Regarding de registration, what
if someone is going to be de-registered
as a
foster carer and they resign before going to panel.