Transferring to your council
Local authorities are best placed to match foster families with the children in our care. We offer superb support networks, generous allowances, excellent training opportunities and a dedicated team to give you the confidence you need to foster.
Approved foster carers can transfer to your local authority where you will be warmly welcomed. A fast-track process will help you transfer. Bespoke training packages and opportunities to meet foster carers will be provided to help you get up to speed, become part of our friendly fostering community, and fostering with us as soon as possible.
You can transfer to your local authority if you:
- Are an approved foster carer
- Are already registered with a fostering agency
- Feel that working directly with your local authority would be right for you
As there is no middle agency to deal with the matching process is great. Everyone you're dealing with (such as social workers) work for the same organisation, so everything feels more joined up - resulting in better communication and quicker decision-making.
Ellie* - Central Bedfordshire
Benefits of fostering for your council
Transfer to your local authority and gain huge benefits for your fostering career.
- Generous allowances for the children in your care
- Generous foster fees for your skills, time and experience
- 24/7 support so you are never on your own. You can speak to a social worker whenever you need to.
- Annual training programme, with access to e-learning and local face to face training courses
- Access to therapeutic support to help you care for the children you're fostering
- Access to an extensive range of in-house trauma-informed therapeutic training opportunities from the Foster East partners
- Linked carers network for respite and time out
- Support from other experienced foster carers in your area
- Regular social events and opportunities to meet up with other foster carers in your community
- Access to discounts on family days out
Webpages related to transferring to your council
Thinking about transferring your fostering skills to your local authority?
We'd love you to join our fostering community. Enquire today online, or give us a call on 0330 024 1177. We're available for an informal chat every day between 8am and 8pm and can talk you through the process of switching from any independent fostering agency to your local authority.