Professionals and Private Fostering

Private foster carers are legally required to notify the Council.

Many do not, often because they do not know that they have to.

Informing the Council will enable us to check whether or not the child is being properly cared for.

It is vital that we are aware of such arrangements so that we can safeguard and promote the welfare of potentially vulnerable children.

Ideally, notification should come from the carers and parents.

Professionals from education, health and social care can also play an important role in explaining to private foster carers and parents that they have a duty to notify the local council.

Professionals involved have the duty to notify us if they are not satisfied that we have been, or will be, notified of an arrangement, so that we can then carry out our responsibilities.

Further reading is available in private fostering information for professionals in the attached files section below.

Further Information

Private Fostering Team
Freepost RLZX –TLCE – RZZA
HARINGEY COUNCIL
Private Fostering
4th Floor
40 Cumberland Road
LONDON
N22 7SG

Tel 0800 634 0480
Email privatefostering@haringey.gov.uk.

Attached Files

Filename	Filetype	Size
private fostering information for professionals .pdf	PDF	392K
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Useful External Links

The following links are not part of the Haringey Council website. Please read our legal disclaimer before using these links

• Private fostering team map location
• British Association for Adoption and Fostering - Private fostering website

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