Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase the number of foster carers in the West Midlands.
The government committed to looking at the foster care system through the National Fostering Stocktake. This review will be published in the New Year and I have asked the independent reviewers to take a comprehensive look at the challenges and issues facing the foster care system in England.
The review will look at the recruitment and retention of foster carers. We need to ensure that we have the right foster carers in the right places, and the review will explore how we can ensure foster carers have the support and skills they need to meet the needs of the children in their care.