Transfer to Fostering Support Group (FSG)
If you are already registered with another agency but are interested in transferring to FSG, we’d love to hear from you. We can discuss a transfer, the reason behind it and whatever the outcome, provide you with objective advice.
There are different processes to follow, depending on whether you currently have a child or young person in a placement with you. Naturally, if you have a child in placement, their best interests are paramount and there will be specific considerations and protocols to follow to ensure this happens. If you don’t have a child in placement, you will need to write to your fostering agency or Local Authority to inform them. Usually 28 days’ notice is required. We will also talk to your existing agency to discuss your transfer and in turn, process the move smoothly.
It is also important to note that foster carers transferring to Fostering Support Group will be required to undertake our Form F assessment and initial training, and have to go before the FSG Panel for approval before fostering for us.
Frequently Asked Questions
Foster carers should be able to transfer freely between agencies or local authorities. If you have no children in placement and wish to transfer to Fostering Support Group you can resign from you’re the agency you are approved by at any point and make an application to Fostering Support Group. It is usual however to inform the agency you are approved by about your intention to be assessed by another agency and submit your resignation once your assessment has gone to Panel and immediately following approval being agreed, as you are unable to be registered for two fostering agencies at one time.
If you’re thinking about transferring to Fostering Support Group get in touch and we will arrange to visit you and have an informal chat. Throughout the transfer process, we will work closely with you and your family, your existing agency and the local authority to make sure everyone understands what will happen and that any children or young people placed with you are fully supported too.
To ensure all transfers are fair and safe we follow the Transfer of Foster Carers Protocol 2014 set by The Fostering Network.
View a copy of the protocol
View principles governing transfer foster carers
At Fostering Support Group we believe it is imperative that we provide the best service possible to our children, our carers and the local authorities who place children with us. As a result we complete a full assessment on all foster carers transferring to us. The assessment process helps us learn all about you and your family, what experiences both happy and challenging you have had and how they have shaped you to become the people you are today, what skills and abilities you have, what your vulnerabilities are etc. so that we can determine what child would be best placed with you. Matching is so important to us that we want to be sure that any placement we make with you will be right for you and your family but most of all for that child. We need to know you really well in order to make the right match.
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We hope you find our Fostering Guide useful and that it informs and answers any questions you might have
Contact Us Today
Speak to our friendly and knowledgeable team for more information on how to transfer to Fostering Support Group. Simply complete the form or give us a call and we’ll be in touch.
