PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
UK NATIONAL STANDARDS FOR FOSTER CARE (21 June 1999)

That this House congratulates all members of the United Kingdom Joint Working Party on Foster Care on their production of United Kingdom national standards for foster care; welcomes the Working Party's intentions that the specific needs and rights of each child and young person in foster care are met and respected, that effective and appropriate care is provided by each foster carer and that each authority responsible for the provision of public care for children and young people offers a high quality foster care service for all who could benefit from it; anticipates that the new standards will form the basis for the development and regulation of foster care in the future; considers that foster carers should be properly remunerated and where appropriate rewarded; and calls for a national recruitment compaign to attract a great many more people from a wide range of backgrounds and expertise to this important and excellent work.

Sponsored by:
Mr Hilton Dawson (Labour)