A report by Ofsted, based on inspections of 12 councils’ private fostering arrangements between 2011 and 2013, found that in the vast majority of areas “almost no progress” had been made in increasing the number of private fostering arrangements that local authorities had been notified about.
The findings suggest that changes introduced a decade ago as a result of the death of Victoria Climbié, who was killed by her aunt who she was living with under a private foster arrangement, have failed to deliver the improvements hoped for.
Under the Children Act 2004, local authorities were given a new duty to promote and encourage the notification of private fostering arrangements by the public.
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