Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 111330

Foster Care: Standards

Tabled: 5 February 2026

Answered: 13 February 2026

Question

Callum Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to (a) monitor and (b) shorten the fostering approval process to meet the Government’s pledge for getting vulnerable children into foster homes.

Answer

Josh MacAlister

We have announced an ambitious reform programme to urgently address the sharp decline in foster carers and modernise fostering. The reforms establish a clear direction built on relationships, stability and trust: simplifying outdated rules, strengthening ...

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