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Government fostering report calls for councils to work with agencies

Collaboration between local authorities and the private sector would improve foster care for children, a new Government report has suggested.

Collaboration between local authorities and the private sector would improve foster care for children, a new Government report has suggested.

The Department for Education's review into foster care in England called on local authorities to work in partnership with independent fostering agencies (IFAs) instead of competing with them when recruiting foster carers.

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