Foster carers in East Lothian are signing up to bigger local authorities or private agencies because they offer more support, councillors have been told.
East Lothian Council's head of children's services Judith Tait said the level of support offered by outside bodies had seen a number of local fosterers 'poached'.
And she said attempts to recruit new foster carers through a recent advertising campaign had proved unsuccessful as she said people were "weary" after the pandemic.
