Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 38412
Foster Care: Registration and Regulation
Tabled: 14 March 2025
Answered: 29 March 2025
Question
Lisa Smart
Liberal Democrat — Hazel Grove
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has considered alternative models for the (a) oversight and (b) registration of foster carers; and if she will make an assessment of the potential impact of alternative models on the adeq
Answer
Janet DabyThe department is considering the merits of a national register of foster carers. We will continue to review the costs and benefits of a national register versus our other investments into foster care.We recognise that some stakeholders are in favour of a...
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