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Depending on the inspection framework controlling the service type—public sector services like local governments, health and social care trusts, or independent fostering providers—fostering services are inspected in various ways. As part of the Independent Local Authority Children's Services (ILACS) assessment of all the local authority's children's services, the regulatory body Ofsted in England evaluates the fostering programme. As part of the Social Care Common Inspection Framework (SCCIF) examination of the fostering service, fostering services offered by independent fostering agencies are inspected. All inspections are conducted per a set of published standards specific to each nation-state and, as a result, differ across England, Scotland, and Wales. Hence, services must ensure they are operating according to the necessary national framework in the country where they are registered. The common goal of all criteria is to guarantee that children cared for by anyone othe...

Fostering and the Law in England The UK Parliament is England's primary legislative body, and the Department for Education is in charge of fostering. The information provided here is for informational purposes only and is not meant to be a comprehensive guide to all English laws governing children and young people in foster care. The Children Act 1989, Guidance and Regulations Volume 4 Fostering Services, the Care Standards Act 2000, the Adoption and Children Act 2002, the Children Act 2004 and the Children and Young Persons Act 2008 comprise the majority of the laws about protecting and promoting the welfare of looked-after children as well as the approval and assessment of foster carers. The Children Act 1989 rules and guidance Vol. 2, care planning, placement and case review (June 2015), which also includes a section on the delegation of authority to foster carers, has specific provisions relating to placement planning for looked-after children. Foster service providers, foster ...