Sam Allcock

Role on this site

Sam sets the editorial standards for fostering.org.uk and signs off every guide before it is published. Content on this site is drafted with AI assistance and then fact-checked against primary sources - GOV.UK, The Fostering Network, Department for Education statistics and Ofsted publications - by the author before it goes live. Where a figure cannot be confirmed from a primary source, the site says so openly rather than guessing. The full process is described in our methodology.

Background

Sam has spent his career building UK digital publishing and information businesses, including consumer guides in regulated and sensitive areas where accuracy matters more than marketing. He is not a social worker, a fostering panel member, or a former foster carer, and this site does not present him as one. fostering.org.uk is an information service: the professional assessment of anyone who applies to foster is carried out by registered fostering services, not by us.

Independence

Neither Sam nor Domain Farm Ltd is paid by prospective foster carers, and the site's planned directory revenue is flat-fee only, never pay-per-lead. The company details and the full rules we hold ourselves to are on the about page and in the independence statement.

Contact and corrections

Spotted an error or an out-of-date figure? We correct promptly and note material corrections on the page concerned. Contact details are on the about page.