Contacts
Fostering teams
These numbers are for use during normal working hours (9am to 5pm).
Find out how to access support and advice during out of office hours.
Fostering Duty
Phone: 0113 378 3388
Email: fosteringduty@leeds.gov.uk
Fostering Service Manager
Fostering Service Delivery Manager: Jamie Robinson
Email: jamie.robinson@leeds.gov.uk
Fostering department administration
Phone: 0113 378 3665
Email: fostering.admin.inb@leeds.gov.uk
Recruitment, Assessment and Enrichment Team
Phone: 0113 378 3538
Team Manager: Rachel Keightley
Email: rachel.keightley@leeds.gov.uk
Children with disabilities Fostering Team
Team Manager: Jasvir Sohanpal
Email: Jasvir.Sohanpal@leeds.gov.uk
Kinship Care Team
Phone: 0113 378 3537
Service Delivery Manager: Ed McCallum
Email: Edward.Mccallum@leeds.gov.uk
Team Managers: Kevin Harley-Roberts, Natalie Manssuer, Hayley Hartley, Lecia Price
Placement Team
Phone: 0113 378 3662
Service Delivery Manager: Vacant
Team Managers: Adrianna Francis, Stefanie Richmond, Alice Blackshaw, Christina Stevenson, Meike Smart, Steph O'Reilly
Email: placementservice@leeds.gov.uk
Carer Payment Team
Phone: 0113 378 3660
Email: childcarerpaymentsteam@leeds.gov.uk
Fostering Support Team 1
Team Manager: Jane Walker
Email: jane.walker@leeds.gov.uk
Fostering Support Team 2
Team Manager: Mark Mitchell
Email: mark.mitchell@leeds.gov.uk
Fostering Support Team 3
Team Manager: Sarah Coleman
Email: sarah.wright@leeds.gov.uk
Fostering Support Team 4
Team Manager: Gerarda Dolan
Email: gerarda.dolan@leeds.gov.uk
Support and advice out of office hours
If you require advice during out of office hours you should contact the Leeds Foster Carer Association (LFCA) support line on 07505 091 219 in the first instance.
You can also email them at support@lfcauk.org.
The LFCA support line service provides:
- a rota of experienced foster carers providing telephone advice and support for foster carer concerns and queries outside of emergency child protection & immediate risk of harm issues
- advice and signposting for those queries or concerns which would require referral to the Children’s Emergency Duty Service (CS EDT)
- email facility for general queries or concerns
- additional guidance and advice
Children's Services Emergency Duty Team (CS EDT)
We understand that foster carers may wish to notify an important placement issue outside of normal office hours. Previously this would have been by telephone to CS EDT, for example, a child missing from placement. Under such circumstances foster carers can notify CS EDT by emailing childrensedt@leeds.gov.uk.
Please remember to copy any notification emails to your Supervising Social Worker (SSW) so that they have a record of your contact and they can follow this up with you during office hours.
This is a notification service only where CS EDT will log notifications and will only respond if they feel the email warrants clarification or further action.