Foster Parent ('W') Files relate to applications made to the Department by prospective foster parents to care for State wards.
Access to these records is restricted. People wishing to access restricted records can either contact their nearest Community Services Centre to apply or they can post the information; an application form must be completed together with proof of identity provided.
According to Connecting Kin (1998), there are approximately 30,000 Foster Parent 'W' Files.
Sources used to compile this entry: Thinee, Kristy and Bradford, Tracy, Connecting Kin: Guide to Records, A guide to help people separated from their families search for their records [completed in 1998], New South Wales Department of Community Services, Sydney, New South Wales, 1998, https://clan.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/connectkin_guide.pdf.
Prepared by: Melissa Downing
Created: 10 August 2011, Last modified: 12 December 2014
Last updated: 5 August 2022
Cite this: https://www.findandconnect.gov.au/ref/nsw/biogs/NE00746b.htm
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