Publication - Consultation paper

Future of foster care: consultation

Published: 24 October 2024
Directorate: Children and Families Directorate
Topic: Children and families
ISBN: 9781836018117

The Scottish Government is committed to Keeping the Promise. This consultation is part of a package of public consultations related to Keeping the Promise. We are seeking views on our vision for the future of fostering in Scotland, all aspects of fostering and our future work in fostering

Supporting documents

Footnotes

1 https://www.gov.scot/publications/keeping-promise-children-young-people-families-update-progress-2024/

2 Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014, young people, including those who live with foster carers on or after their 16th birthday have legal rights and entitlements to stay with their same carers up until their 21st birthday.

3 Quality framework for fostering and adoption and adult placement services 2021.pdf (careinspectorate.com)

4 Health and Social Care Standards: my support, my life - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

5 Fostering and Adoption 2023-24.pdf (careinspectorate.com)

6 Recruitment targets foster carers | The Fostering Network

7 https://www.thefosteringnetwork.org.uk/policy-practice/projects-and-programmes/step-up-step-down

8 hearings-for-children-the-redesign-report.pdf (thepromise.scot)

9 https://www.thefosteringnetwork.org.uk/policy-practice/projects-and-programmes/mockingbird-programme

10https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/933119/Fostering_Network_Mockingbird.pdf

11 Home Again (nspcc.org.uk)

12 Lifelong Links - Family Rights Group (frg.org.uk)

13 https://www.thefosteringnetwork.org.uk/policy-practice/projects-and-programmes/step-up-step-down

14 Fostering and continuing care | Scotland Excel (scotland-excel.org.uk)