Foster care

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Anyone fostering or have experience of it?
My local authority are always looking for careers, just wondering what it's like.

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Thanks for that. I work in the field so figured that would be the case. Not too many others here on PH with experience of fostering then?

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Thanks for the replies; I work closely with social workers, children and families teams, so I'm well aware of the issues that come up with them. Even as a professional they can be very difficult to contact. Do you have a right to see the child's file before accepting them or does that breach confidentiality?

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Didn't realise there was such a difference between agency and LA in terms of allowance. How can that be?
I work with young people who have problematic substance misuse issues and have spent the last 6 yrs working within the housing/homeless sector so I've got a good idea of the types of people and families that end up in care situations, just not sure I want to bring it all home to my door step. I think whilst we don't have kids of our own it might be something to consider.