West Midlands Placement Portal

1. Create account

Training guides

• Creating an account
• Signing in
• Resetting the password

 

2. Submit an application

For fostering:

For residential placements:

For supported accommodation placements:

For more than one service or accommodation type:

Training guides

• Creating a registration application
• Submitting a registration application
• Providing updates to an application

 

3. View profile

Training guides

• Viewing your profile
• Updating your documents

 

4. View referral

How to see new referrals:

How to send a message to the placements team on a new referral:

How to use your saved list:

Training guidance

• Finding a referral
• Saving a referral to the saved list
• Sending a message

How to see active referral details:

How to send a message to the placements team on an active referral:

Training guide

• Viewing a referral

 

5. Make an offer

How to make an offer on a referral for a fostering placement:

How to make an offer on a referral for a residential placement:

How to make an offer on a referral for a supported accommodation placement:

How to select the support category for your offer:

How to select which home is making an offer:

How to include education on an offer:

How to add additional costs to an offer:

How to enter the details of more than one carer:

How to provide an update on an offer:

Training guides

• Making an offer
• Declining a referral
• Updating an offer on a referral
• Viewing an offer
• Withdrawing an offer

 

6. Sign an individual placement agreement

How to sign an individual placement agreement:

Training guides

• Sign individual placement agreement
• Exporting the individual placement agreement

 

Live demos

Fostering providers (14 April 2026)

Residential providers (15 April 2026)

Supported accommodation providers (16 April 2026)

Fostering providers (20 April 2026)

Residential providers (21 April 2026)