The NCH/Southwark Family Plus initiative aims to ensure new laws on private fostering are implemented. New regulations, which came into force in England on 1 July, require every authority to promote awareness about the need to notify them of arrangements. Michael Sweetland, co-ordinator of the initiative, said the project's initial aim would be to raise awareness among children's professionals and the public about the new laws. After this the project will organise and carry out checks on private foster carers to assess the suitability of the arrangement using...