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Call to Celebrate Fostering in Scotland

The Fostering Network has marked Fostering in Scotland Day by highlighting the important work carried out by thousands of foster families across the country.

Some 4,400 foster families look after more than 5,300 fostered children on any one day in Scotland. However, despite Scottish people being extremely positive and confident about foster care, there is a need for a further 850 families to be found across the next 12 months.

A recent poll found that:

  • 73% of the Scottish population felt positive about foster carers and the work that they do;
  • 23% said they would consider becoming a foster carer now or in the future;
  • 33% think they would be very or fairly likely to be accepted as foster carers if they applied with the next two years. This is compared with a UK average of 28%, and is higher than in Northern Ireland, Wales or any English region.

However, myths still persist about eligibility to foster, and the Fostering Network has highlighted that:

  • There is no legal minimum age to become a foster carer, though in general they will be 21+;
  • There is also no official upper age limit on being a foster carer;
  • Single people can foster as well as married or cohabiting couples;
  • There are many gay and lesbian foster carers;
  • Foster carers do not need to own their own home;
  • People don’t have to be parents to foster.

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