Ms Jacinta Swann:

Much of it has been said. Our experience is that foster parents are vital to the care of the child but also the support of the parent. When it is working really well, they are also supporting the parent to be the best parent they can be. They need to be supported in whatever way they can. At the meeting the committee had on fostering, it was suggested that there should be an alternative care review to look at all the parts and how those parts can work better together with a shared goal. That would be really important. If we are not working together, it is not working for the child. That is our experience.