Fostering

Find out more about fostering

Chat to our friendly fostering team about the fostering process and any questions you have. You can attend an information session, or get in touch online, by email or telephone.

Make a fostering enquiry
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Foster Carer's Handbook

This quick reference guide answers some of the most frequently asked questions and covers some of the requirements of being a foster carer.

Download the Foster Carer's Handbook
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Creating postive 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 for 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.