Foster carers across England facing widespread racism, sector leader says

Government urged to act over impact of far-right sentiment' on children, foster carers and social workers

Social workers are experiencing unprecedented levels of racism, while foster carers whose ethnicity differs from the children they care for have been accosted in the street, a fostering leader has said as he called on the government to take action.

Harvey Gallagher, the chief executive of the Nationwide Association of Fostering Providers (NAFP), said there was growing concern about the impact of racism, extremism and far-right sentiment" on foster children, carers and social workers.