There is a serious point here but first we must acknowledge that the number of enquires is significantly overstated. Most prospective carers contact at least two independent foster care agencies (IFAs) and/or local authorities (LAs) when they are seeking to foster. This means that the quoted figure for there being 138,075 enquiries in 2022/23 is likely to be at least two or three times higher than is actually true. Many are the same people calling a number of agencies.
This is important as if we think there are enough enquiries already we will not focus on an important opportunity to increase the number of foster carers.
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