Why do you need to notify the council?

Every single child in the UK needs to be safeguarded by someone with the legal power to take decisions for them. Someone with parental responsibility should care and provide for each child that lives in the UK. In the case of private fostering, there is a gap between the person who cares for the child and the person who holds the legal duty to safeguard the child.  

The aim of the council is to ensure that this gap in responsibility does not prevent the child receiving acceptable care.  

Every case of private fostering is different, so the council works with carers to empower them and ensure that the focus is on the welfare of the child.  

Private fostering is normally recognised as a positive and nurturing response emerging from the community. Salford City Council aims to support it and even encourage it where appropriate.  

This page was last updated on 17 December 2010