Part of 2. 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children – in the Senedd at 2:56 pm on 20 September 2017.
Thank you for that answer. Further to that, you will be aware that Action for Children has recently claimed that foster care in Wales is in crisis. Figures show that 88 per cent of adults say that they are unlikely to ever consider fostering a child or young adult. So, I would ask: what further action is the Welsh Government planning in order to increase the numbers of foster carers, and do you agree that we need to move to an all-Wales standard, such as in terms of foster carer payments, with a view to reducing competition between providers and geographic areas of Wales?