Scottish Government response to foster care review
The Foster Care Review, established in December 2012 by the Scottish Government to address a number of issues identified by our stakeholders and by foster carers, and as part of
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Mikaeel Kular reported to be in foster care system
The three-year-old boy whose mother has been charged with his death is said to have been put into foster care because of concerns about his welfare. Social workers from Fife
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Health Minister launches 12-week consultation on fostering
Health Minister Edwin Poots today launched a 12-week consultation on The Foster Placement and Fostering Agencies Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013. The proposed regulations aim to strengthen the operation of fostering
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Foster carer jailed for sexual abuse of young girls
A foster carer who sexually abused two young girls has been jailed for eight months. Herbert Keith Moss, 71, had previously denied two counts of sexual assault on a girl
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Foster Care Review Final Report – Scotland
The Foster Care Review was established by the Scottish Government to assess a range of potential reforms, and provide direction on a number of policy questions. The proposals (and issues)
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NI needs 200 new foster families says Fostering Network
At least 200 new foster families will be needed in Northern Ireland this year to keep up with increasing demand, a charity has said. Single, unemployed and gay people are
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Thousands more foster families needed in 2014
At least 8,600 new foster families are needed across the UK during 2014 to provide stable, secure and loving homes for the record numbers of fostered children, according to figures
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Northern Ireland fostering stretching services
A rise in the number of relatives applying to give foster care to vulnerable children in Northern Ireland has left official services stretched. Between 2009 and 2011 the volume of
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Woman fails to be included in Stormont abuse inquiry
A woman allegedly abused in foster care has failed in a legal challenge to being kept out of an inquiry into historic abuse at children’s homes. Her case was dismissed
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‘Let foster children stay until 21’, charity urges Wales ministers
All foster children in Wales should be allowed to stay with their carers until the age of 21 like their counterparts in England, two charities say. Action for Children and
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