There has been a free workshop on private fostering organized on Monday – February 4, 2019 at the Civic Offices, New Road, Grays, RM17 6SL. The workshop will run from 10 am to 12 noon. All the volunteers, members of the public and professionals are welcome to the free workshop.
Private fostering is an arrangement for taking care of child under16 years or disabled child under 18 years where the child will be put under the care by someone other than parents and close relatives for 28 days or more. This is an arrangement between the parents and the carers. Close relatives means step-parents, grandparents, brothers or sisters and uncles/aunts whether full blood, half blood, marriage or affinity.
The two hours workshop will explain the participants on key skills in how to find private fostering and report the suspected cases.
Cllr Sue Little – Portfolio Holder for Children’s and Adult Social Care said that protection of the child in any case is very important and hence exploring, assessing private fostering arrangements are essential one. The council is offering such knowledge to the residents in the area. the council wants to ensure that children under private fostering are kept safe and those who take care of them also get proper support and help.
The session will help in ensuring that those professionals, public or volunteers involved in fostering can clearly know about this type of fostering when working with children.
Please book your place for free workshop by sending an email to privatefostering@thurrock.gov.uk giving the names of those attending. For more details on private fostering, please visit thurrock.gov.uk/private-fostering.
