The report, published last week, says that foster carers must listenmore to what children want. "Children's emotions and thoughts need to beconsidered more and they need to be part of the planning of their care,"said Denise Platt, the commission's chair.
The report also says that more than a quarter of foster agencies haveinsufficient staff or carers and many have no strategies in place toaddress these problems.
It calls on foster agencies to ensure the carers they recruit have therequired skills to look after the children placed with them. Andagencies must improve the care arrangements and give better informationto carers.
- The Right People for Me - Helping children do well in long-term fostercare is at www.csci.org.uk.
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