This statement of purpose has been developed in accordance with Standard 1 of the National Minimum Standards for Fostering Services and Regulation 3(1) of the Fostering Service Regulations 2002.

This requires fostering agencies to produce a Statement of Purpose which will be a useful source of information to staff, foster carers, parents of the children and young people who are Looked After by Kirklees Council and placed in Foster Care.

The Statement of Purpose will be reviewed and updated at least annually. It will be included in the foster carers’ handbook and will be available on request, to the parents of children placed in foster care and to other interested parties.

Organisation and Structure

• The fostering service is part of the Family Placement Unit, which is located within Safeguarding and Specialist Provision of the Kirklees Children and Young People Service.
  The role of the Unit is to recruit, train, supervise and support foster carers and adopters, including kinship carers.
• The manager of the Fostering Service is responsible to the Divisional Manager, Looked After Children and Care Leavers and is part of the Children’s Management Team (see structure chart).