United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 100421
Foster Care: Coronavirus
Introduced
7 October 2020
Last action
13 October 2020 · Answer
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13 October 2020
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that foster carers that normally offer (a) respite care and (b) short breaks placements but are unable to offer those services during the covid-19 outbreak are paid a retainer
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7 October 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps he is taking to ensure that foster carers that normally offer (a) respite care and (b) short breaks placements but are unable to offer those services during the covid-19 outbreak are paid a retainer
Source: Commons
13 October 2020
Answer
The department recognises that this is a very difficult time for foster families, who are caring for some of our most vulnerable children and play a vital role in caring for looked after children.The government considers foster carers to be essential to t...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-10-07/100421
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1241323
- uk · wq-1241323 · source updated 13 October 2020