Between 2018 and 2022 the number of households fostering decreased by four per cent and over the same period there has been a five per cent slump in the number of places.
But over this period the number of enquiries has risen, most notably to independent fostering agencies (IFAs) rather than councils.
In the year ending March 2022 there were 138,075 enquiries, an increase of 18 per cent on figures for the same period in 2017 and 2018.
Over this period the number of enquires to IFAs increased by 29 per cent to 107,030, however there were 10 per cent fewer enquiries about fostering to councils, with 31,045 people enquiring via their local authority in the 12 months to the end of March 2022.
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