Fostering Service Statement of Purpose

On 31 March 2022 there were 162 foster carers formally approved by Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council, 88 mainstream foster carers and 74 connected carers. Most live within the boundaries of the Borough, however, there are a small number who live outside of the Borough. 

There were 263 children placed in the Fostering Service at this point, 153 children placed with connected foster carers and 110 with unrelated foster carers.