Breaking News! The 3.4m funding scandal they can’t spin

Foster Care Uncovered · Oct 7, 2026 · 1h 14m

Breaking News! The 3.4m funding scandal they can’t spin

This week, Sarah and Louise get into the breaking news the fostering sector really needs to talk about: the Government’s evaluation of the North East Regional Fostering Recruitment Hub, the Pathfinder meant to show everyone else how regional recruitment should work.

Except the independent evaluation found no statistically significant evidence that it actually increased recruitment compared with areas without a Hub.

So naturally… the answer appears to be more Hubs.

Sarah is furious, Louise is listening, and there’s a very large “WE TOLD…