# Children Act 1989, Paragraph 1


For the purposes of this Schedule, a person fosters a child if—
(a) he is a local authority foster parent in relation to the child;
(b) he is a foster parent with whom the child has been placed by a voluntary organisation; or
(c) he fosters the child privately.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/41/schedule/7/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/children-act-1989/schedule-7/paragraph-1
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