# The Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (Wales) Regulations 2015, Regulation 22: Interpretation

Extent: E+W

(1) In this Chapter—
“approved” (“cymeradwy”) means a person has been approved as a local authority foster parent either—
(a)in accordance with the Fostering Regulations; or
(b)in accordance with the Fostering Services (England) Regulations 2011 ; or
(c)in the case of a placement of C with a particular prospective adopter (“A”), in accordance with regulation 28; or
(d)in a case of a placement of C with a connected person on a temporary basis, in accordance with regulation 26; ...
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“independent fostering service” (“gwasanaeth maethu annibynnol”) means—
(a)a fostering service within the meaning of paragraph 5 of Schedule 1 to the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016, and
(b)a fostering agency within the meaning of section 4(4)(a) of the Care Standards Act 2000;
“registered provider” (“darparwr cofrestredig”) means—
(a)a regulated fostering services provider within the meaning of regulation 2 of the Fostering Regulations, and
(b)a registered person within the meaning of regulation 2(1) of the Fostering Services (England) Regulations 2011.
(2) Where C is placed jointly with two persons each of whom is approved as a local authority foster parent , any reference in these Regulations to a local authority foster parent is to be interpreted as referring equally to both such persons and any requirement to be satisfied by or relating to a particular local authority foster parent must be satisfied by, or treated as relating to, both of them.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2015/1818/regulation/22 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/care-planning-placement-and-case-review-wales-regulations-2015/regulation-22
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