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Fostering for the future: seeking the views of children and young people

Applies to England

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A summary of responses received to the call for evidence and the government’s response, outlining next steps.


Original call for evidence

Summary

We’d like to hear from children and young people about their time in foster care. We'd like them to feedback on the ideas we have and share their ideas too.

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Call for evidence description

The Department for Education is asking children and young people how to make foster care better.

We would like to hear children’s views on some ideas we have. We’d also like them to share their own ideas.

Children and young people will not need to give any personal details in order to respond to the questions included so they can be completely honest.

These questions follow a paper that explains a vision for the future of fostering in England.

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Published 4 February 2026
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