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<p>Permanence provides an underpinning framework for all social work with children
and their families. Every looked-after child must have a care plan which includes
a ‘plan for permanence’. Permanence can take the form of a successful return to the
child’s family, long-term foster care, adoption or special guardianship.</p><p> </p><p>
</p><p> </p><p>In order to improve practice in instances where the best permanence
option for children is to remain looked-after, the government amended regulations
in April 2015 to introduce ‘long term foster care’ as a distinct placement type. In
cases such as these, statutory guidance is clear that the local authority should assess
the ability of the identified foster carer to care for the child (this may be the
foster carers currently looking after the child, or new carers who are best able to
meet the child’s needs). The statuary guidance is published online at: <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/416720/Stat_Guidance_Permanence_2015.pdf"
target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/416720/Stat_Guidance_Permanence_2015.pdf</a></p><p>
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