Foster Care: Protection
Commons · Question 121767 · Tabled 18 Mar 2026 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 30 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Alberto Costa
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department plans to introduce increased statutory rights and protections for foster carers, including safeguards against unsubstantiated allegations; and what assessment she has made of the potentia
Answer
Answered by Josh MacAlister, 30 Mar 2026
The department does not hold data centrally on the number of fostering placements at constituency level. Nationally, placement sufficiency remains under strain, which is why reforms are essential to renewing fostering and improving support for carers and ...