Fostering Audit Evidence - Rating for Reliability - 1 (low) to 5 (high)

The team manager of the fostering team explains the process by which children are placed with foster carers.

The team manager sends you a copy of the Excel spreadsheet which records all the fostering placements made in-year.

You run a report on the Council's ERP financial system to identify all payments made to foster carers in year.

You see a report to Children's Committee from the fostering service explaining their current project to recruit more foster carers.

A business support officer explains the invoicing process to you.

You watch a business support officer raising an invoice to pay a foster carer.

You obtain CIPFA benchmarking data on Council fostering services across England and Wales.

You obtain the key performance indicator data for 2022-23 for the Council's performance indicator 'number of in-house fostering placements'.

You read the minutes of the Council's most recent Foster Care Board meeting.

You attend the Council's next Foster Care Board meeting to observe.

You obtain a copy of the Foster Carers Policy & Procedures.