Staying put

Staying put is an agreement between you and your foster carer.

Living together agreement

Your social worker will help you and your carer write a living together agreement. This might cover:

• Will the carer go into your room?
• Do you need to let your carer know where you are going?
• If you decide to stay out overnight do you need to let them know. How and when should you do this?
• Will you have a key to the house? If not why not? What needs to be agreed for this to happen?
• If your carer goes away for a few days will you be allowed to stay in the house?
• What household jobs will you be expected to do? For example, shopping, cooking, cleaning and laundry

These are just some ideas. You and your carer need to talk about and decide what's right for you.