Reducing the barriers for foster carers

Posted on September 2nd, 2010

Tim Loughton, Children’s Minister last week asked that all Local Authorities make it easier for foster carers to make decisions about the day to day care of the children they are looking after.
It is fair to say that getting consent for say a hair cut or a sleep over at a friend’s house is often something that is fraught with restrictions and obstacles and bureaucratic processes.
The difficulty lies in balancing the rights of the parents and the local authority exercising its responsibilities and duties to the children in it’s care and then delegating these to the foster carers.
Interestingly a period of consultation is currently in operation to consider proposed changes to the Children’s Homes and Fostering guidance and regulations. Views and recommendations on how to reduce bureaucracy for instance and change systems to improve the outcomes for children are welcomed by the Department of Education.

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