Secure Your Mockingbird Funding for
FosterFlow Software.
The UK government has committed £8.9M in funding to expand the Mockingbird Family Model. Learn how your agency can utilise this grant to procure FosterFlow to track, support, and audit your constellations.
How FosterFlow Aligns with the Fostering Expansion Grant
Constellation Infrastructure
Maps Hub Home carers to their satellite networks. Automatically flags respite patterns and coordinates peer support sessions in one digital workspace.
Immutable Safeguarding
Features active LADO investigation locks to freeze logs during safeguarding reviews, assuring the agency of contemporaneous record integrity.
Active AI Governance
Provides human-in-the-loop review screens for AI summaries, satisfying CQC requirements. Digital carer signatures protect timelines from audits.
Copy-Paste Business Case Template
Use this structured template to secure budget sign-off from your Fostering Service Manager or Director of Children's Services.
BUSINESS CASE: PROCUREMENT OF FOSTERFLOW SOFTWARE TO: Fostering Service Manager / Director of Children's Services FROM: Fostering Support Team / Supervising Social Worker Group SUBJECT: Funding Approval for FosterFlow Software under Mockingbird Expansion Grant 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Approval is requested to procure FosterFlow software for our fostering network. FosterFlow is a secure, cloud-based carer recording and compliance platform that aligns directly with the UK National Minimum Standards (NMS), the Data (Use and Access) Act (DUAA) 2026, and the Mockingbird Family Model. Procurement will be funded via the allocated UK government Mockingbird Family Model expansion grant under "Setup, Infrastructure and Carer Support Tools." 2. ALIGNMENT WITH MOCKINGBIRD CONSTELLATIONS FosterFlow provides out-of-the-box structural relations to support the Mockingbird Model: • Hub Home & Satellite Tracking: Allows supervising social workers to map satellite families to their dedicated Hub Home. • Peer Respite Logging: Tracks respite stays, peer support interactions, and shared activities within the constellation. • Centralised daily logs alert supervising staff to early placement friction, allowing the Hub Home to intervene proactively. 3. STATUTORY COMPLIANCE & RISK MITIGATION • Active LADO Safeguarding Lock: Prevents carers under active investigation or children under safeguarding freezes from deleting or altering historical records, maintaining legal audit integrity. • CQC/MHRA AI Active Governance: Ensures all AI-generated reports require explicit, human-in-the-loop verification and digital sign-off from the carer before finalisation. • DUAA 2026 Ready: Restricts data sharing to authorised domains, features direct support portals for data rights queries, and exports logs securely. 4. COST JUSTIFICATION & RETURN ON INVESTMENT (ROI) By automating recording through voice-to-text: • Carers save an average of 4.5 hours per week on paperwork, improving carer retention. • Supervising Social Workers (SSWs) reduce time spent chasing logs by 70%, allowing focus on clinical supervision and placement support. • Ready-to-inspect digital folders eliminate administrative compilation before audits or reviews.
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