What happens after all the checks have been completed?

Assuming that your background check and references are considered satisfactory, then your fostering assessment will be presented to our foster care panel with a recommendation.  The panel will be made up of independent members from a variety of backgrounds who have relevant experience in fostering.

After meeting with you, the panel will make a recommendation to the Agency Decision Maker (ADM) about whether you should be approved to become a foster carer. The ADM will consider everything and make a final decision.

You shouldn’t worry at this stage; we wouldn’t recommend you if we didn’t already believe you would make a great foster carer!