Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 81690

Foster Care

Tabled: 13 October 2025

Answered: 23 October 2025

Named Day

Question

Rebecca Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to take steps to help support independent fostering agencies to improve their co-commissioning practices.

Answer

Josh MacAlister

The department’s priority is to recruit and retain more foster carers so there is a choice of stable, loving foster homes for children in care.We encourage local authorities and independent fostering agencies to collaborate and offer the best possible hom...

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