National Minimum Standards for Fostering Services

1.	Managing the fostering service
2.	Securing welfare
3.	Promoting welfare
4.	Staff
5.	Records kept by the service
6.	Fostering panels
7.	Other types fostering placements

5. Records kept by the service

Children's case records.
The fostering service makes sure there is an up to date case records for each young person in foster care, which details what care is to be provided. This information should help the child understand more about their life events. Relevant information from the case records must be made available to the child and anyone else involved in their care.

Administrative records. The service must also make sure separate record are kept for:

• Staff - employed, independent or sessional
• Carers
• Complaints
• Allegations

There should be a system in place to monitor these records and take action on the information where necessary. All confidential records are stored securely at all times.

Children and carers are encouraged to look at their records and make comments about the information including any disagreements or personal statements.

Records are kept of the checks and references obtained for staff.