The Association for Directors of Children’s Services explained that there are barriers to increasing foster care numbers. This includes insufficient fees and allowances for foster carers, the need for foster carers to adapt their 47 Qq 26, 59 48 C&AG’s Report, para 2.7 49 National Association of Fostering Providers (CCH0003) 50 Qq 36, 59 51 Q 59 52 C&AG’s Report, para 2.9 53 Q 61 14 homes, and societal changes making it more unusual to have a non-working parent at home to provide care and more common for adult children to return to live with their parents.54