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Wiltshire Children's Services Procedures Manual
Staying Put
Scope of this chapter
A Staying Put arrangement is where a young person who has been living in foster care remains in the former foster home after the age of 18.
Related guidance
- Leaving Care and Transition
- Children Act 1989 Guidance and Regulations Volume 3: Planning Transition to Adulthood for Care Leavers
- Staying Put - Arrangements for Care Leavers Aged 18 and Above to Stay on With Their Former Foster Carers – Government Guidance issued by the DfE, DWP and HMRC (2013)
- Staying Put: Good Practice Guide
- Staying Put Policy
- Establishing Staying Put Arrangements for in-house and IFA foster carers
Last Updated: August 27, 2025
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