All foster carers receive a weekly fostering allowance from their fostering service when they have a child in placement, which is designed to cover the cost of caring for a fostered child… Read More
Children in care in Northern Ireland
This publication presents information on children in Northern Ireland who have been looked after continuously for 12 months or longer at 30 September each year… Read More
Strategy for Looked After Children: Improving children’s lives
This is the strategy document which delineates the N. Ireland strategy in improving the lives of Looked After Children… Read More
Mind your health: The health of looked after children & young people in Northern Ireland
The Mind Your Health study is a Queen’s University study, supported by a grant from the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister (OFMDFM)… Read More
The Looked After Children (Scotland) Regulations 2009
Bring together the care planning services offered to children looked after at home, with the care provision required when children are separated from their birth parents… Read More
Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014
Introduces provisions to better ensure permanence planning for looked after children… Read More
Getting it right for looked after children and young people strategy
This strategy sets out what we are doing and what we expect other corporate parents to do… Read More
Education outcomes for looked after children: 2016 to 2017
Data on attainment, post-school destinations, school attendance, school exclusions and achievement of curriculum for excellence attainment levels… Read More
Housing Options Protocols for Care Leavers
This guidance has been published to assist local authorities and their community planning partners in the development and implementation of local ‘Housing Options Protocols for Care Leavers’. Read More
Scottish Care Leavers Covenant. Supporting corporate parents to improve the lives of care leavers
The Scottish Care Leavers Covenant supports Scotland’s corporate parents, carers, practitioners, managers and decision makers in fulfilling their duties to improve the life chances of all of Scotland’s care leavers… Read More
