Foster carers demand the same legal rights as council workers

Janaki Mahadevan
Monday, November 1, 2010

Foster carers are fighting to gain the same rights as other local authority workers and calling for greater legal protection, after Norfolk County Council was ruled to have acted unlawfully in removing two teenagers from a placement without consultation.

Royal Courts of Justice: Foster carer Raymond Bewry won a High Court case after Norfolk County Council removed the children in his care
Royal Courts of Justice: Foster carer Raymond Bewry won a High Court case after Norfolk County Council removed the children in his care

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