Foster carers across England facing widespread racism, sector leader says

<p>Government urged to act over ‘impact of far-right sentiment’ on children, foster carers and social workers</p><p>Social workers are experiencing unprecedented levels of racism, while foster carers whose ethnicity differs from the children they care for have been accosted in the street, a fostering leader has said as he called on the government to take action.</p><p>Harvey Gallagher, the chief executive of the Nationwide Association of Fostering Providers (NAFP), said there was growing concern about the “impact of racism, extremism and far-right sentiment” on foster children, carers and social workers.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/oct/27/foster-carers-social-workers-england-racism-far-right">Continue reading...</a>