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  • Adoption

    Aims to find safe, secure, permanent homes for children who are unable to live with their birth families.

  • Fostering

    Looking after a child or young person who is not able to live with their birth family.

  • Private fostering

    When a child is looked after by someone who is not a close relative, guardian or person with parental responsibility.

  • Special guardianship

    How special guardianship differs from adoption, who can apply and how.

Key strategies

How we plan to support the children and young people who are in, or have recently left our care.