Not exact matches
Prospective
foster parents must be at least 18 years old and complete an application, which is
reviewed by a member of the
Foster Care team.
Advise the
foster carer that within 28 days of the date of the notice the
foster parent may submit any written representation s / he wishes to make to the
fostering service or request a
review of the qualifying determination by the Independent Review Mechanism (IRM)(Reg
review of the qualifying determination
by the Independent
Review Mechanism (IRM)(Reg
Review Mechanism (IRM)(Reg 28 (7)
This followed a
review of adoption in 2000 which had recommended that a new legal order was needed to meet the needs of children separated from their birth
parents which would offer more security to the children and their carers than provided
by long - term
fostering — but without severing all legal ties with their birth
parents, as is the case with Adoption.
The materials, which were funded
by DfE, are intended for use
by children's social workers,
fostering / adoption social workers, supervising social workers, independent
reviewing officers, social work managers,
foster carers, prospective adopters and adoptive
parents.