Petition Give Foster Carers employee rights. Why do they have to be self employed

why is it Foster Carers Are forced to be self employed in a highly regulated profession. Local Authorities and Independent fostering agencies can get away without offering their foster Carers employment rights.
Foster Carers can only work for one IFA or LA they are not independent contractors

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543 signatures

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10,000 signatures required to get a government response

Date closed 3 May 2017
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