Foster Care
Commons · Question 81690 · Tabled 13 Oct 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Rebecca Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to take steps to help support independent fostering agencies to improve their co-commissioning practices.
Answer
Answered by Josh MacAlister, 23 Oct 2025
The department’s priority is to recruit and retain more foster carers so there is a choice of stable, loving foster homes for children in care.We encourage local authorities and independent fostering agencies to collaborate and offer the best possible hom...