Fostering, adoption and looked-after children news
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Fancy a chat and a cuppa with our fostering team?
Published on 12 Feb 2025
Midlothian Council is inviting local people to come and enjoy a ‘cuppa’ with the fostering team at the first drop-ins of the year.
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Council marks Foster Care Fortnight with new recruitment drive
Published on 13 May 2024
Midlothian Council is launching its new recruitment campaign for foster carers today, the start of Foster Care Fortnight.
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Midlothian foster carers now amongst the highest paid carers in Scotland
Published on 26 Feb 2024
Midlothian Council today agreed to a 5.5% increase in foster carers fees.
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Care-experienced Council Leader urges people to consider fostering
Published on 15 Aug 2023
Midlothian Council Leader Councillor Kelly Parry said as a looked-after child and now a mum herself, she would urge anyone even vaguely considering fostering to go along to our next drop-in event.
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Council guarantees job interviews to care-experienced
Published on 27 Jun 2023
Care-experienced young people and adults will be guaranteed a job interview with Midlothian Council.
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Success for ground-breaking project to support care-experienced young people
Published on 27 Jun 2023
All of the care-experienced young people who have taken part in a ground-breaking Midlothian Council project since August 2021 are continuing to be supported to live independent, fulfilled lives.
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Positive inspection rating for council's care homes for young people
Published on 1 Mar 2023
Midlothian Council’s residential care homes for young people have been rated as ‘very good’ after an unannounced inspection by the Care Inspectorate.
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