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  • Private fostering arrangements

    Private Fostering Arrangements:

    Are you looking after someone else's child? This could be a private fostering arrangement.

    When a Private fostering arrangement continues for more than 28 days Bristol City Council must be informed.

    Use this link for more information and to report a private fostering arrangement.

    https://www.bristol.gov.uk/social-care-health/private-fostering

    Private fostering is when a child under 16, or under 18 if they’re disabled, lives for more than 28 days with someone who isn’t a close relative. Close relatives include:

    • grandparents
    • brothers
    • sisters
    • uncles
    • aunts
    • step-parents
    • people with parental responsibility for the child