4 Mar 2024Transition feeSocial Care · full council— The council pays a one-off transition fee of £1,500 to help new foster carers set up, such as buying a bed or decorating a room.Spending
“we pay a 1,500 fee which is like a transition... kind of helps set up as well doesn't it”
4 Mar 2024Support frameworkSocial Care · full council— The council promotes a strong support framework for carers: Mocking Bird scheme with hub and satellite carers, a dedicated supervising social worker, local support groups, online groups, and social worker support.Policy
4 Mar 2024Age-matching rulesSocial Care · full council— Policy allows carers to specify preferred age ranges for foster children and cautions against placing a birth child and a foster child in the same shared room; emphasis on room availability.Policy
4 Mar 2024Fostering pay structureSocial Care · full council— Fostering involves an allowance to cover child costs plus a separate fee for carers that varies by skills and experience; carers start on level 1 and can move to higher levels with training.Spending
4 Dec 2023Setup FeeSocial Care · full council— Oxfordshire County Council provides a £1,500 setup fee to help with the transition into foster care, representing an initial allocation of funds to new carers.Spending
4 Dec 2023Medicals Funded by OCCSocial Care · full council— The council covers the cost of foster carer medicals, with a medical advisor and DBS checks conducted as part of the assessment process, meaning carers incur no medical costs.Spending
Track the business activity and commercial plans of Oxfordshire County Council — identify tender and future spending opportunities before they reach the market, follow cabinet and committee decisions, and understand the council’s priorities, with intelligence extracted from 2 analysed meetings. Oxfordshire County Council serves around 740,000 residents in the South East. Home to the University of Oxford, the county includes Abingdon, Witney and Banbury, and has a world-class knowledge economy in science, technology, motorsport and publishing.