NUPFC

The National Union for Professional Foster Carers. This union has been formed to unite Foster Carers, local authorities and Independent Fostering Agencies.

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**IMPORTANT NEWS**

The wait is over.

We have a judgment in the Foster Care employment rights challenge. Read the result in our images.

More updates will follow.

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Your Union. Your Voice. We Are You. ONE union dedicated to foster care. ONE NUPFC. Legal support, defence & representation for £10/month.

Don’t wait until something happens.
Join today 🔗 https://t.co/T6OKgWkPdy

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Have you seen this petition?

Require social workers to use body-worn cameras during statutory visits

Click the link below and sign if you think they should.

https://t.co/00Mdt04gcR

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The summer holidays are here, but foster carers know it’s not simply a break. There will be fun, adventures and amazing memories, but also trauma, grief, change and uncertainty to navigate.

Fostering doesn’t pause for the holidays.
🔗 https://t.co/T6OKgWkPdy

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Foster carers cannot provide the best care without the right information. Being transparent does not put carers off, it helps them prepare, understand and support children properly.

We welcome this in the draft Fostering Quality Standards.
🔗 https://t.co/T6OKgWkho0

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Not every concern needs to become an allegation. The new draft Fostering Quality Standards recognise the need for proportionate responses, not knee-jerk reactions, sometimes a conversation, support and reflection are the right approach.
🔗 https://t.co/T6OKgWkho0

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The new Fostering Quality Standards contain positive steps forward, but one question remains: Who ensures they are followed on the frontline? Standards without accountability are just words on paper.
🔗 https://t.co/T6OKgWkho0

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Allegations processes exist to safeguard children, not to silence carers, discourage challenge or avoid accountability.

The new Standards should clearly state what these processes must NOT be used for.

Join us: https://t.co/T6OKgWkPdy

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In 3 months, LAs & agencies must tell foster carers of their right to join a trade union. Failure: £75k fine, then £150k. Blocking union access? Penalties up to £500k. Know your rights.
Join us 👉 https://t.co/T6OKgWkPdy

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"I never thought it would happen to me." We hear it every week after an allegation. Like any union, you must already be a member for representation. Don't wait until it's too late.
Join us 👉 https://t.co/T6OKgWkho0

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The NMS are now The Fostering Quality Standards. Now it's your turn to shape them, please read the draft & respond to the consultation. https://t.co/Bk9rRxm4cU

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Frequent changes of social workers leave foster carers facing a "social worker lottery". The new Fostering Quality Standards promote relational practice. Great, but who will enforce them?

Protect yourself, join us: https://t.co/T6OKgWkPdy

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Congratulations to the new Secretary of State for Education Lucy Powell, and Josh MacAlister, who is to remain Children's Minister under new PM Andy Burnham.

We look forward to working with you all.

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Things ARE changing—and foster carers can help shape it. Read the new Fostering Quality Standards, have your say and hold services to account. Your voice matters. 🫵 #Fostering
https://t.co/Bk9rRxm4cU
https://t.co/T6OKgWkho0

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A big win. The new Fostering Quality Standards confirm carers must keep access to records they've created during allegations. No more being locked out of your own evidence. Now enforce it.
https://t.co/T6OKgWkPdy
https://t.co/Bk9rRxmC2s

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A welcome change: the new Fostering Quality Standards support paying carers during allegations.

But why should payments stop if investigations are delayed? Have your say: https://t.co/Jwt8KBLmx6

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New Fostering Quality Standards: a positive step. Carers should choose their own independent advocate during allegations — not be directed to organisations contracted by their provider.
Independence must mean independence https://t.co/Jwt8KBKOHy

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The National Minimum Standards are becoming the Fostering Quality Standards. This consultation affects every foster carer. Don't let decisions be made for you—have your say.
https://t.co/T6OKgWkho0

https://t.co/SY1c6t8dpj

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This is not only affects Foster carers but also affects the reputation of good social workers as well.

If you’ve not joined the only Government certified trade Union solely representing Foster carers in the UK you can join here for only £10 per month https://t.co/QqUpq9zAv3

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The new Allegations Toolkit is guidance, not policy.

Foster carers deserve transparency about what's actually being provided—not marketing that blurs the difference between legal helplines and legal representation.
https://t.co/T6OKgWkPdy

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82% of foster carers say fear of allegations affects their role. 78% say fostering has harmed their mental health. Fear has consequences. That's why the NUPFC stands beside carers.
https://t.co/T6OKgWkho0