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Council leaders have pledged to support young people leaving care in Wiltshire by building on the good work already ongoing.

During National Adoption Week (16-22 October 2023) we are celebrating how adoption has transformed over the decades

A new approach to commissioning the service which provides support and guidance for unpaid carers in Wiltshire has been approved by council leaders.

People providing a caring role for family and friends are being asked for feedback to help shape services for unpaid carers in the future.

People that want to know more about fostering with Wiltshire Council are being invited to an online information session this month.

Wiltshire Council is proposing changes to how it funds certain day services for adults with learning disabilities and older people as new opportunities for providing these services emerge.

More than 50 foster carers have already been recruited and more are needed - particularly to foster teenagers.

Wiltshire Council is encouraging people who may have time to spare or thinking of a new career in social care to join a government scheme that will support care provision across the county.

At Full Council on 23 February, Wiltshire Council Leader Cllr Philip Whitehead said a rapid scrutiny review will go ahead around issues surrounding Furlong Close where Wiltshire Council has a number of residents.