Ageing foster care workforce is a 'ticking time bomb', warns Loughton

Lauren Higgs
Monday, May 21, 2012

Fostering agencies must strive to recruit younger carers because the bulk of the workforce is approaching retirement, the children's minister Tim Loughton has warned.

8,750 new foster carers are needed across the UK this year alone. Image: Morguefile
8,750 new foster carers are needed across the UK this year alone. Image: Morguefile

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