You must tell the council if you foster privately. Find out about other responsibilities. Information for young people who are privately fostered.
You must tell us you plan to privately foster a child:
at least 6 weeks in advance
within 48 hours if it’s an emergency
A social worker will then:
You must tell us that your child is going to be privately fostered:
at least 6 weeks in advance
within 48 hours if it’s an emergency
You must make sure the needs of your child are being met by the private foster carer.
We're responsible for making sure the private foster care a child receives meets their welfare and safety needs.
Once we’re told about a private fostering arrangement we will make an assessment of it. We will visit and provide advice and support to a child, their foster carers and parents throughout a private fostering arrangement to make sure it meets the child’s needs.