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One of the biggest frustrations in fostering is not just pressure, it’s feeling shut out of decisions, ignored, misled or left without clear answers when concerns are raised.
That is why transparency, honesty and accountability matter.
When we work for you, our members, you should expect all three from us. But foster carers should also be able to expect the same from the fostering services and departments they work with.
In our meetings and roundtables with the Department for Education, we continue to raise concerns about cultures where accountability can feel inconsistent, communication unclear and challenge unwelcome.
Foster carers carry enormous responsibility. The systems around them should be held to the same standard.
Do you think fostering needs a completely independent oversight mechanism?
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Date: 18/05/2026
Whilst you hold them, who’s holding you?
Foster caring can be one of the most rewarding things you ever do, but also one of the loneliest.
Sometimes support feels limited, sometimes you can feel excluded from the team around the child, and sometimes the weight of it all can feel overwhelming.
That’s why the NUPFC exists.
When you are a member, you are never standing alone. In the difficult moments, the stressful meetings, the allegations, the uncertainty, or simply the days where you are exhausted and unheard, we are here in your corner.
We will hold you while you hold others.
That reassurance, that support, that feeling of knowing somebody genuinely has your back, is worth its weight in gold… let alone £10 a month.
Join us now.
Date: 19/05/2026
PENSIONS.
Everyone else in children’s services takes pensions for granted, yet the people caring 24/7 for some of the most vulnerable children in society receive nothing at all.
65% of foster carers foster full time. It is not a side role or a hobby. It is their life’s work.
They show up every single day, every weekend, every Christmas, every birthday, every school holiday and every crisis. Many dedicate decades of their lives to caring for traumatised children with extraordinary love, patience and commitment.
Yet many face later life with little financial security and no proper pension provision.
How can that possibly be right?
At the NUPFC, we believe foster carers deserve recognition, protection and dignity, including proper pension rights.
That is why we are working with government and through the courts to establish the correct and unique status of foster carers, including pensions.
Because those who spend their lives caring for others should not be forgotten themselves.
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Date: 20/05/2026
This keeps coming up for a reason, and we will keep saying it until it finally lands.
Foster carers are part of the professional team around the child.
Not outside the team.
Not an afterthought.
Not simply “the placement”.
A central part of the team.
Yes, social workers and professionals bring important knowledge around policy, safeguarding, procedure and case management.
But foster carers live the reality of the child’s life every single day.
We see the tears after contact.
The anxiety before school.
The triggers, routines, fears, humour, relationships and progress.
We are there relationally, emotionally and practically, day after day, week after week, often for years.
No meaningful decision about a child’s life should happen without listening properly to the people who know that child best in daily life.
Children deserve teams that work with foster carers, not around them.
How do we change this culture for the better?
Join the NUPFC, where every carer is a professional 🔗 https://nupfc.com/join/
Date: 21/05/2026
We are not fighting for rights because we are activists or disruptors.
We are fighting for them because it is the right thing to do.
Foster carers have contracts, supervision, restrictions on who they can work for, expectations placed upon them, and are subject to investigations and disciplinary style processes.
That is not true self-employment.
We believe foster carers should be correctly reclassified and recognised as “Workers”, keeping the flexibility carers value, whilst gaining the basic protections people have fought for since the late 1800s.
This is not radical. It is overdue.
And yes, behind the scenes, work continues towards the ultimate goal: Supreme Court recognition of worker’s rights for foster carers.
Join us in the fight for rights: https://nupfc.com/join/
Date: 22/05/2026
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IMPORTANT WARNING FOR ALL FOSTER CARERS Did you know that non‑conviction information — including allegations, opinions, and even mental health detentions — can now be added to your Enhanced DBS?
One of our members recently contacted us after finding deeply worrying information online about what can be disclosed:
Arrests or allegations that never led to charges Ongoing investigations Fixed Penalty Notices if deemed “relevant” Section 136 mental health detentions Cautions, warnings, reprimands that aren’t filtered AND the DBS can bar you from working with children or adults even without a convictionAt the National Union of Professional Foster Carers (NUPFC), we are seeing this happen more and more — and yes, you should be concerned.
In today’s increasingly authoritarian climate, police forces can add information to your DBS based on third‑party opinions, not proven facts.
This is why every incident in your life must be documented and evidenced — and why membership BEFORE anything goes wrong is absolutely vital.
If incorrect information appears on your DBS:
Apply immediately to the Chief of Police in the area where it was added
If they refuse to correct it, you may need to appeal to the Upper Tribunal 
This process is expensive and rarely covered by insurance
NUPFC members have access to specialist DBS lawyers who can help you challenge incorrect or unfair disclosures — but only if you are already a member when the issue arises.
Protect yourself. Protect your career. Join today: