Bradford Council fostering service | Local authority fostering agency inspection | October 2011
Fostering and adoption agencies are to face tougher inspections under measures being proposed by Ofsted.
Clare Seth, CoramBAAF kinship care consultant, on how to raise awareness of private fostering.
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 services in Lancashire are set to receive a 2.5m boost.
