What is it all about? The government wants to speed up the adoption and fostering system so more children are placed with families and more people consider becoming carers. It is consulting on proposals to streamline the approval process, require councils to place children quickly and empower foster parents to make decisions about children in their care.
What are the main points? The consultation outlines plans for a shorter, two-stage approval process for prospective adopters, and a fast-track procedure for approved foster carers and previous adopters. It suggests councils should increase the use of “fostering for adoption”, a form of succession planning, which means that prospective adopters act as temporary foster carers to children they hope to adopt.
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