1) For the years 2020 to 2023 can you please provide the following information:
a) the number of main stream foster carers who have left the service or who have been deregistered.
b) the reason for them leaving the service.
c) the team or area that supervised them.
|
Year
|
a) number of foster carers deregistered | b) reasons for leaving the service | c) the area that supervised them |
| 2020 | 17 |
Retirement – 6 Unhappy with fostering service – 2 Ill health – 1 Family / work commitments – 3 Moved away – 1 Change of circumstances – 1 Following difficult placement – 1 Following concerns / allegation – 1 Deregistered by service – 1 |
South – 3 North – 4 Mid & East – 6 Exeter – 4 |
| 2021 | 31 |
Retirement – 3 Unhappy with fostering service – 1 Ill health – 5 Family / work commitments – 9 Moved away – 1 Change of circumstances – 3 Following concerns / allegation – 1 Deregistered by service – 1 Placement broke down / young person moved on – 3 Transfer to another agency – 1 Carer passed away – 1 Adopted / Permanence for child – 2 |
South – 10 North – 5 Mid & East – 9 Exeter – 7 |
| 2022 | 26 |
Retirement – 3 Ill health – 3 Family / work commitments – 6 Moved away – 1 Change of circumstances – 4 Following difficult placement – 3 Following concerns / allegation – 3 Transfer to another agency – 1 Adopted / Permanence for child – 2 |
South – 4 North – 7 Mid & East – 8 Exeter – 7 |
| 2023 | 37 |
Retirement – 6 Unhappy with fostering service – 1 Ill health – 2 Family / work commitments – 10 Moved away – 2 Change of circumstances – 3 Following difficult placement – 2 Following concerns / allegation – 5 Transfer to another agency – 2 Adopted / Permanence for child – 4 |
South – 9 North – 8 Mid & East – 9 Exeter – 11 |
2) Could you also inform me of the period between reassessment for your carers and if this is different by team, area or service. This is the period from their original assessment as a foster carer to the time this is repeated for some reason.
All of our foster carers have an annual review each year, which evidences how they continue to meet the fostering standards.