Care UK, a specialist health and social care provider, has agreed to pay up to 3.6m to buy the Fostering Support Group.
A trade association representing independent and voluntary fostering providers is due to be launched in March.
Fostering Associations from across the UK have formed a national consortium to better coordinate support and guidance for carers.
With record numbers of children entering care and a decline in the number of fostering households, Jo Stephenson looks at the increasing role played by independent fostering agencies in placing...
Fostering services in Lancashire are set to receive a 2.5m boost.
Fostering services must improve access to training and support for male foster carers to ensure they stay on top of child care developments, according to the Fostering Network.
Private fostering regulations are failing to protect vulnerable children brought to this country from overseas, a charity has warned.
Vulnerable children in London are being put at risk by professionals who do not know what private fostering arrangements are, a survey by a leading fostering association has found.
