The Department launched the consultation on the draft Foster Placement and Fostering Agencies Regulations (Northern Ireland) in 2022. The new Regulations, when made, will revoke and replace the Foster Placement (Children) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996.
On 28 March 2024, the Department published the Consultation Analysis Report summarising the outcome of the consultation exercise.
Consultation Analysis Report on the draft Foster Placement and Fostering Agencies Regulations (Northern Ireland)