Fostering Service
- Statement of purpose
- Record keeping and confidentiality for staff and carers
- Data protection policy
- Data protection schedule
- Fostering panel
- Complaints and compliments
- Equal opportunities policy
- Whistleblowing
- Participation and Advocacy policy
- Position statement
- Environmental Policy
Safeguarding Children and Young People
- Safeguarding policy – including Risk assessment, safer caring, E-safety and safe use of images, and child protection referrals
- Safeguarding children from:
- Missing from care
- Managing allegations and complaints against foster carers
- Notifications of significant events to other agencies
- Safer recruitment
Fostering Role
- Assessment and approval of foster carers
- Review of foster carers
- Changes of approval and exemptions
- Changes in fostering households and policy on changes in relationship
- Regular childcare and overnight stays with support carers
- Supervision, support and training of foster carers
- Placements with foster carers
- Education
- Expectation of foster carers behaviour
- Pet ownership policy