We already know that it is more likely that placements will be successful if children want to live with their foster carers and if these foster carers have an understanding of the child's needs. It is, therefore, enormously worrying that two-thirds of children are given no choice in the family they live with and one-third say they did not know enough about the family before they moved in. Also of concern is that foster carers reported that they were often not given the information they needed.
This is a key message for everyone involved in fostering. Children must be given a choice and good information about their foster carers before they move in. Likewise, foster carers also need full information if they are to provide children with the care they need.
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