The Councils Role in Fostering and Adoption
Last updated | 22/04/2008
Perth & Kinross Council has a duty under national legislation to provide fostering and adoption services to meet the needs of children in the local area. These services also meet the requirements of the UN Convention on Children's Rights.
We believe that wherever possible a child's interests are best met when they are cared for in a suitable alternative family setting, if it is impossible for them to remain with their birth family. We have, over the years, been very successful in doing this and have significantly reduced the number of children locally who are placed in residential care.
Following the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001, there is now a requirement for fostering services to be inspected by the Care Commission. This means that the Council will be subject to annual inspection, to make sure National Care Standards are being met.
These standards monitor the following areas:
- Recruiting, selecting, approving, training and supporting of foster carers
- Matching children and young people with foster carers
- Supporting and monitoring foster carers
- The work of agency fostering panels and other approval panels
