Fostering must be a public service for the public good

‘Independent Fostering Agencies provide far better support and training opportunities to their foster carers and smaller workloads for their social workers,’ writes Clive Sellick.The foster carers quoted in Anna Bawden’s article (Councils face a huge hike in costs as foster carers jump ship, 31 January) expressed the same sentiments and experiences of many foster carers I interviewed over a 20-year period in a series of research studies.It is indisputable that, generally, Indep