Mainstream foster carer joiners and leavers, by type, 2017/18–2023/24
A line chart from the Institute for Government showing mainstream foster carer joiners and leavers, by type, 2017/18–2023/24, where local authorities tend to be worse at both recruiting and retaining foster carers than independent fostering agencies, but the gap in retention is greater. For both local authorities and independent fostering agencies, there has been a general decline in the number of joiners.