Regulation 5 Amendment of the Children (Private Arrangements for Fostering) Regulations 2005I1

England and Wales

(1)

The Children (Private Arrangements for Fostering) Regulations 2005 M1 are amended as follows.

(2)

In regulation 4(1) (action to be taken by local authority on receipt of notification of proposal to foster a child privately), after “seven working days” insert “ , or as soon as is reasonably practicable, ”.

(3)

In regulation 7(1) (action to be taken by local authority on receipt of notification about a child being fostered privately), after “seven working days” insert “ , or as soon as is reasonably practicable, ”.

(4)

In regulation 8(1) (subsequent visits to children who are being fostered privately)—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (a) after “fostering arrangement” insert “ , where reasonably practicable ”, and

(b)

in sub-paragraph (b) after “subsequent year,” insert “ where reasonably practicable, ”.

Annotations

Marginal citations

M1: S.I. 2005/1533. There are no amendments relevant to these Regulations.

Commencement

I1: Reg. 5 in force at 24.4.2020, see reg. 1(2)