Scotland

Our members in Scotland all receive a hard copy of Fostering in Scotland through their front doors, however it is also free to view online.

Please follow the links below to our latest issues.

Calling 16- to 25-year-olds!

• Would you like to be a young advocate and join an exciting new project with The Fostering Network?
• Do you have experience of care?
• Have you been a part of a fostering family?
• Are you passionate about change?
• Would you like to share your experience to help inform others?
   

If so, we would love to hear from you!

Contact is important and can contribute to:

The Fostering Network is committed to keeping The Promise. 

This includes: 

About Walking Tall

The Fostering Network in Scotland received funding from the Big Lottery Fund for a two-year project named Walking Tall. The aim was to consult primary school-aged children on their thoughts about living in foster care. This included both children in foster care and the sons and daughters of foster carers. A children’s participation worker was appointed to co-ordinate the workshops and to work alongside a steering group of volunteers to create an activity book.

Permanence orders were introduced by the Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007. Permanence orders can only be applied for by the local authority and are designed to safeguard a child who will not be returning home.  A permanence order will remove the child from the children’s hearing system and can last until the child reaches the age of 18.  A permanence order can allow foster carers (and others caring for children) to have some or all of the parental rights and responsibilities needed to make day-to-day decisions affecting the child.