Fostering

Fostering information sessions

Chat to our friendly fostering team about the fostering process and any questions you have. You'll find details of any upcoming sessions on our Events page.

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Creating positive environments

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    Thinking of becoming a foster carer?

    Get the support you need and the answers to your questions.

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    Support and training

    We have an excellent support system for our foster carers to ensure you can get all the help, training and advice when you need it.

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    Our Place

    Help and support to young people who are in care or at risk of being taken into care.

Decision making

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    Policies, strategies and reviews

    We use policy and strategy documents to guide our decisions. We also use them to develop and run our services fairly and consistently.

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    Councillors and committees

    Councillors are responsible for agreeing provision of services and how the council's money is spent.