Strategy. The vast majority of Ensure placements with foster placements begin with Fostering carers are planned and fully MH, TM Immediately placement planning meetings; supported throughout.* IIT engaged through Care panel in placement support Older young people and sibling Ensure the fostering recruitment groups are targeted in the strategy attracts carers specifically MH, TM, Fostering June 2017 advertising campaign. The able to meet the needs of sibling SD, JW fees structure now favours groups.* fostering a second child, Ensure the fostering recruitment Potential carers are selected strategy attracts carers specifically from this who express initial MH, TM, Fostering able to meet the needs of all children June 2017 interest with a view to the SD, JW requiring both short and longer term needs of the service as a placements.* whole. UASC interest groups Ensure the fostering recruitment MH, TM, contacted directly as well as Fostering strategy attracts carers specifically June 2017 SD, JW including UASC in recruitment able to meet the needs of UASC.* agenda. Implement increase in weekly fee to MH, TM, Approved at September Fostering £200 for foster carers looking after April 2017 In place from 1st April 2017 SD, JW ECSOSC 2016, on track children aged 11-17 years old. Review payments to foster carers to Done prior to Committee Fostering ensure they are equitable with MH, TM June 2017 report. comparators.* Review relevant local authority schemes for adolescent foster and Done prior to Committee Fostering develop a business case for raising MH, TM June 2017 report. fostering fees for a specialist group of carers.* Encourage carers to be approved for Done, included in current Fostering as wide an age range as possible by MH, TM Immediately campaigns. addressing the anxieties people feel
Strategy. Fostering Ensure placements with foster carers are planned and fully supported throughout.* MH, TM Immediately The vast majority of placements begin with placement planning meetings; IIT engaged through Care panel in placement support Fostering Ensure the fostering recruitment strategy attracts carers specifically able to meet the needs of sibling groups.* MH, TM, SD, JW June 2017 Older young people and sibling groups are targeted in the advertising campaign. The fees structure now favours fostering a second child, Fostering Ensure the fostering recruitment strategy attracts carers specifically able to meet the needs of all children requiring both short and longer term placements.* MH, TM, SD, JW June 2017 Potential carers are selected from this who express initial interest with a view to the needs of the service as a whole. Fostering Ensure the fostering recruitment strategy attracts carers specifically able to meet the needs of UASC.* MH, TM, SD, JW June 2017 UASC interest groups contacted directly as well as including UASC in recruitment agenda. Fostering Implement increase in weekly fee to £200 for foster carers looking after children aged 11-17 years old. MH, TM, SD, JW April 2017 Approved at September ECSOSC 2016, on track In place from 1st April 2017 Fostering Review payments to foster carers to ensure they are equitable with comparators.* MH, TM June 2017 Done prior to Committee report. Fostering Review relevant local authority schemes for adolescent foster and develop a business case for raising fostering fees for a specialist group of carers.* MH, TM June 2017 Done prior to Committee report. Fostering Encourage carers to be approved for as wide an age range as possible by addressing the anxieties people feel MH, TM Immediately Done, included in current campaigns.
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