Fostering Service Statement of Purpose

Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council's Sufficiency Strategy delivers on our statutory responsibility for sufficiency planning and commitment for the right of every child to live safely and securely when they are not able to live with their own parents, for whatever reason. Where children are not able to safely live with their family of origin, they need to live, either in the short term or permanently, in other care arrangements. Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council will, where possible, place them with alternative nurturing and supportive families. Regular data in respect of placement needs and trends is shared with the Director and Assistant Director of Children's Services to also inform the council's wider placement strategies.