Over the past few months, groups of local authorities have been forming regional clusters to deliver fostering services, establishing what will eventually be a network of 10 partnerships across England.
In April, Fostering for East Midlands, a collaboration of four councils (Derby, Derbyshire, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire) went live, and was soon followed by Foster 4, involving eight councils in the North West; Local Community Fostering, involving six councils from north east London; and Foster with West London; Foster with Us; and Fostering South West.
All these join the “pathfinder” hub in the North East that has been running since the end of 2023 as part of the Department for Education funded initiative.
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