Contact the Family Placement Service
The next step...
Now that you’ve read about fostering short-term, long-term or on the short breaks scheme or about adopting with Sheffield, want to take the next step? That could be just about getting more information or asking about coming along to one of our open evenings where you can meet some of our foster carers or adopters.
We’d love to hear from you, so drop us a line and we will give you a call back. Or you can call us on the number below.
Contact details for the Family Placement Service (Fostering and Adoption)
- Telephone: 0114 273 5075
- Email: Through the contact form below or email fosteringandadoption@sheffield.gov.uk
- Address: Floor 2, Castle Market Buildings, Exchange Street, Sheffield, S1 2AH, Family Placement Services opening hours are Monday - Thursday 08:45 - 17:15, Friday 08:45 - 16:45.
What's next?
You will be invited to attend an information evening where you will be able to meet other foster carers or adopters and Social Workers who will all start to prepare you for the application process. Please visit our page on the process to becoming a foster carer for more information.
If you wish to make a complaint, comment, suggestion or compliment, please visit the Complaints and Feedback page.
If English is not your first language and your require support on any of these pages please visit the interpreting and translation area of this site.
Information you supply on this form will be held by the Sheffield City Council. Any personal information you supply will only be used for the purpose(s) of your enquiry and will not be disclosed to any third parties unless otherwise stated.
We have a Data Protection Officer in the Chief Executive's Directorate. Also please be aware that the Internet is not secure and information given on this form or by e-mail should be considered public. We are developing more secure ways for people to communicate with us over the Internet and we will make it clear if you are using one of these.
Any complaint about a service to a child and young person or their family will be considered under the under the complaints and representations procedures established through The Children Act 1989 Representations Procedure (England) Regulations, 2006 and the Council’s corporate feedback process. Information about how to complain about or to compliment the service can be found by clicking on the Customer Feedback Online Form link.
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