Telford & Wrekin Council is hoping that a change in policy will encourage more people to provide forever families for children.
The council hopes that changing the support policy for 'special guardians' will encourage more people to come forward.
The court order gives them day-to-day control in respect of decisions about a child, such as which school they go to, medical consent and authority to take abroad. “It is proposed that Special Guardians will continue to receive financial support equivalent to both the foster carer fee and the child-related fostering allowance until the child reaches the age of 18 years old even if this is extends beyond the current two-year period.
However, foster care does ‘not always provide a sense of security or permanence’ for the child or young person. However, a SGO does not end the legal relationship between a child and their parents that adoption does.
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