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Getting Approval

Once your application form has been completed, a Fostering Foundation Supervising Social Worker will begin the assessment process with you. This includes several visits to your home and finishes with a written report, agreed by yourself, that is presented to the Foundation’s Fostering Panel.

Assessment

Everyone over 16 in the home is considered in the assessment and statutory checks are made. You will need to have a medical examination, carried out by your G.P. and personal references are followed up.
Each candidate participates in an initial training course before the assessment is completed.

The process is completed when your application is considered by The Fostering Foundation Fostering Panel which makes a recommendation on your approval, both as to the number and ages of children to be placed and other aspects of prospective placements, as appropriate to each carer household.

Approval By The Fostering Foundation

Approval is by a letter signed by a Regional Director to the candidate following the Fostering Panel presentation and recommendation.

The time taken to complete an assessment varies but we aim to complete the process from receipt of application to Foster Panel presentation as quickly as possible. It’s usually around 16 weeks.