Long-Term Fostering

Long-term fostering is for families who want to look after a child/young person, unrelated or sibling group on a permanent basis, ie, until they reach adulthood. 

The children would have a permanence plan for long-term foster care issued by a Judge through care proceedings. Parental rights are shared with the birth parents and the local authority who delegate some authority to the foster carers throughout the placement. 

Read Wendy and Steve's foster carer profile.