Consultation ends: 11/09/09

The National Assembly for Wales’ Children and Young People Committee is calling for evidence for its focussed inquiry on the placement of children into care in Wales.

The terms of reference for this inquiry are to inquire into the effectiveness of systems in Wales for placing children and young people in foster care, including:

• The process of planning, identifying and reviewing individual foster placements and accountability for the management of placements and the wellbeing of looked after children.
• The operation of the commissioning system for placing children with fostering agencies and its impact on the choice of placements and on the sharing of information about looked after children.
• The involvement of children and young people in decisions about their placements.
• The effectiveness of the Children’s Commissioning Support Resource (CCSR) and the systems for sharing information between agencies
• The provision of timely and relevant information to foster carers and foster agencies on the background and history of the child or young person being placed and the reasons for the placement. 
• The sharing of information on looked after children that is personal, confidential or that may unsubstantiated or unproven
• The placement of disabled children, those from BME families and unaccompanied asylum seeking children
• The effectiveness of Welsh Assembly Government policy and guidance on the placement of looked after children with foster carers

Please download the letter for further information on this inquiry.