Independent Foster Care Services
making a difference
- The Fostering Network states Foster Carers need better financial recognition
- Since 1997 the total number of children in Wales looked after by foster carers and in residential care increased by 50%.
- There is a shortage of nearly 750 Foster Carers in Wales alone. In March 2009, there were 4705 looked after children and young people in Wales and 77% of these lived with Foster Carers.
Latest news related to Foster Care and Young people in care in England and Wales
2nd March 2010
Recently published statistics by BAAF reported that the number of children in Wales looked after by foster carers and in residential care had increased by 50%. In addition, in the year ending March 2009 there was the first increase in children and young people starting to be looked after since 2004. Also in 2009, 29% of children were placed outside of their Local Authority area compared to 8% in 1998.
The statistics further reported that since 2002 there had been an increase of 29% in the number of children starting to be looked after due to abuse or neglect, while the number of children starting to be looked after due to their socially unacceptable behaviour decreased by 59% between 2002 and 2009.
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