| The latest national statistics on Private Fostering Arrangements produced by the Department for Education were released on 6th July 2010 according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority |  |
DfE: Private Fostering Arrangements in England, year ending 31 March 2010
| Description | A privately fostered child is defined as one under the age of 16 (18 if disabled) that is cared for by someone other than a parent or close relative as defined in section 105 of the Children Act 1989. This publication provides figures for the numbers of notifications and new private fostering arrangements taking place in England for the year ending 31 March 2010. It also reports on actions carried out by the Local Authority in accordance with the requirements for carrying out visits (under the Children (Private Arrangements for Fostering) Regulations 2005). The key points from this release are:
As part of a Government drive for data transparency in official publications we have included supporting data for this publication as an additional table below, and also supplementary information showing the data collection form and the collection guidance notes. | ||
| Download Formats | PDF (60Kb) | Explain formats | ||
| Additional information | EXCEL (The tables included in the publication) | ||
| Publication’s Underlying Data | |||
| Additional information | Zip Archive | ||
| Reference ID | SFR20/2010 | ||
| Coverage Country | England | ||
| Date Released | 6 July 2010 | ||
| Main Category | Health, well-being and Care | ||
| Sub Category | Care | ||
| Type | Statistical First Release | ||
| Contact | Alison Butler alison.butler@education.gsi.gov.uk tel: 01325 735419 | ||
| PreRelease Access | Click here | ||
To access this publication click on the links next to "Download Formats" above