Ms Catherine Bond:

And must then write up the reports. One other aspect of access is that the geographic location of the placement may be some distance from the child's family of origin. That places a huge strain on foster carers because they have to put up substantial mileage to get from A to B on a given day, in particular if the child has been placed outside his or her community. That has certainly introduced higher demands in respect of access for both social workers and foster carers.