Foster Carer Approval Process
The AFS complies with the requirements laid out by the Children Act 1989 and the Fostering Services Regulations 2002 and the following are undertaken prior to recommendation for approval:
- The Form F assessment report, excluding all references, will be shared with you and then presented to an independent fostering panel.
- The panel makes recommendations about the suitability of an applicant to be approved as foster carer with the AFS.
- The AFS Director receives the recommendations of the fostering panel, and on behalf of the agency, makes the final decision about approval.
- The applicants are informed verbally and in writing about the agency decision.
The complete assessment and approval process generally takes 4-6 months on an average and every efforts is made to avoid all unnecessary delays. All information obtained during the assessment process about the prospective foster carers is kept confidentially in a file. On request this file can be viewed, except all third party information, which are provided in confidence, cannot be seen.
