Recommend a friend and receive £150
All existing carers can receive £150 each time they help us recruit more new foster carers.
If you know someone who may be interested in fostering, complete the fostering recommendation form and send it back to us, and when the new applicant gets approved we will pay you £150.
Suffolk foster carers newsletter
Out now:
Suffolk Fostering News - August '12
Please click on the below links to access previous editions of Suffolk Fostering News:
Foster carers training
For more information about what training and support is avaiable for Suffolk foster carers please click on our Training and Support page.
Fostering: regulations, guidance and national minimum standards
A comprehensive set of regulations and national minimum standards for fostering services in England came into affect in April 2011. New guidance on fostering and family and friends was also published. You can access the guidance below:
Fostering Services Regulations 2011
The Children Act 1989 Guidance and Regulations Volume 4: Fostering Services
Fostering Services - National Minimum Standards 2011
Family and Friends Care: Statutory Guidance for Local Authorities, DfE 2011
Procedures For managing allegations
Please see link below for the Local Safeguarding Childrens Board's arrangements for 'managing allegations of abuse against people who work with children or those who are in positions of trust' and provide guidance specific to the position of foster and Link carers.
Download guidance - Procedures for managing allegations of abuse against foster or Link carers
The Suffolk Promise
Suffolk’s Promise aims to ensure that children and young people in care across Suffolk have equal access to the same range of key services and support. the Suffolk Promise is viewed as a set of good practice standards that express Suffolk’s commitment to improving the experiences of and outcomes for these children and demonstrates our keen desire to listen to their views.
Download the Suffolk Promise booklet, or visit the Suffolk Promise pages on this website to find out more: www.suffolk.gov.uk/suffolkspromise
