Thank you for the reply. From my understanding under Section 20, if a Social worker comes to you and asks you to care for the child, they make you a foster carer? We didn’t claim any benefits nor did we receive any financial support at all from the local authority. His parents are friends not family...

Hi, just looking for some advice please. Last year myself and my Husband fostered a friends child for 2 months. The child was removed under Section 20. The Social Worker approached us, made sure our house was suitable and we had a CRB check done on us. She brought the child to our house with his bel...