The Independent Review Mechanism (England)

The only people who can apply to the review panel are those whose fostering service provider notifies them that it does not consider them suitable to be foster carers, wishes to change their terms of approval or withdraws their approval and the decision maker’s letter was sent on or after 1st April 2009.

Making your application
Your application must be made in writing and include the following:

• the reasons why you disagree with your fostering service provider's determination,
• the date of the letter you received from your fostering service provider informing you of the determination and
• the name and address of your fostering service provider. This will enable us to obtain from them the information which the Review Panel will need.

You must make your application within 28 calendar days from the date of the fostering service provider's letter.

You can send your application to us by post, fax or email. It is important that you do not send your application to any other address since this will delay the review panel considering your application.