Member

Ofsted tells us that 160,635 families came forward to express an interest in becoming a foster carer n the year ending March 2021, but just 2,165 were approved. That is an astonishing drop-out rate. Of course, we do not want vulnerable children to be exposed to risk, but many prospective foster carers drop out because of the time it takes—sometimes up to a year, by which time they may have decided to follow other opportunities.