Contact Suffolk Fostering and Adoption
You can contact us on 01473 264800.
We're available Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.
You can contact Suffolk Fostering and Adoption with general queries. To make a new fostering or adoption enquiry, please follow the guidance below.
Fostering enquiries
If you are interested in fostering and want to make an initial enquiry online, we would be delighted to hear from you.
You can make an enquiry with us using the Foster East link below.
Suffolk County Council is committed to protecting your privacy and will treat your personal data in line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and subsequent, revised UK data protection law. Read our corporate and service specific privacy notices here.
Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund: Applications on hold pending Government Decision
Families awaiting funding from Adoption and Special Guardianship Fund (ASGSF) should be aware that new applications for therapeutic support starting from April 1, 2025, are currently on hold.
The ASGSF is currently under a government spending review. No new applications for services starting from April 2025 onwards are being accepted at this time.
This means Adopt EAST cannot submit any new funding requests for therapeutic interventions scheduled to begin in the new financial year 2025-26. We understanding that this may be concerning for families waiting to apply for support and we will provide an update as soon as the Department for Education announces a decision.
We appreciate your patience and we will share further information as soon as it becomes available.