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Fostering aspirations: reforming the foster care system in England and Wales

Report that puts forward recommendations for how the foster care system should be reformed. It argues that people must be realistic but ambitious about what the care system can offer.

While it is extremely difficult to exactly replicate the support and care that a loving family brings, research published in May 2011 revealed the significant benefits that can flow from stable long-term foster placements.

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Published: 
2012
Author: 
Alice Harber
Matthew Oakley
Publisher: 
Policy Exchange