I’m a new foster carer. To help children, we need basic rights | Martin Newland

Caring for children who have experienced terrible things is not easy. Those who do it deserve support and legal protection

A few months ago, we welcomed into our home at a few hours’ notice two children under the age of five who had been removed from their family under an interim care order. In our mid-50s and with our four children largely grown, we decided to become foster carers and had undergone six months of exhaustive checks and training.

Related: Government's fostering stocktake is a huge opportunity wasted | Kevin Williams

Some sort of national definition of the rights and remuneration due to foster carers needs to be established

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