Private Fostering Arrangements:

Are you looking after someone else's child? This could be a private fostering arrangement.

When a Private fostering arrangement continues for more than 28 days Bristol City Council must be informed.

Use this link for more information and to report a private fostering arrangement.

https://www.bristol.gov.uk/social-care-health/private-fostering

Private fostering is when a child under 16, or under 18 if they’re disabled, lives for more than 28 days with someone who isn’t a close relative. Close relatives include:

• grandparents
• brothers
• sisters
• uncles
• aunts
• step-parents
• people with parental responsibility for the child