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Publication - Consultation paper

Future of Foster Care Consultation

Published
24 October 2024
From
Minister for Children, Young People and The Promise, +4 more … Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills, Director for Children and Families, Director of Tackling Child Poverty and Social Justice, Director-General Education and Justice
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

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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)

15 Children's social care market study final report - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

16 Help and support for foster parents in England: Tax arrangements - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

HS236 Qualifying care relief: foster carers, adult placement carers, kinship carers and staying put carers (2021) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

17 https://www.thefosteringnetwork.org.uk/advice-information/finances/tax-and-national-insurance

18 Scottish Recommended Allowance: information for carers and professionals - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

19 Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 part 11 - continuing care: guidance - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

20 Regulation 9 of the Kinship Care Assistance (Scotland) Order 2016.

21 Decision Making Guidance for Foster Carers - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

22 Glasgow City Council, 11 November 2022.

23 The Highland Council, 13 May 2022; City of Edinburgh Council, 19 May 2022

24 Foster Talk, Allegation Survey Report, February 2024 and TFN, State of the Nation Thematic Report: Allegations, Apr 2022

Contact

Email: FosterCareConsultation@gov.scot

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