# Children Act 1989, Paragraph 5

Extent: E+W

(A1) This paragraph applies to a person fostering in England.
(1) A person shall cease to be treated , for the purposes of this Act and the Care Standards Act 2000 as fostering and shall be treated , for the purposes of this Act and the Care Standards Act 2000 as carrying on a children’s home if—
(a) he exceeds the usual fostering limit; or
(b) where he is exempted under paragraph 4,—
(i) he fosters any child not named in the exemption; and
(ii) in so doing, he exceeds the usual fostering limit.
(2) Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply if the children concerned are all siblings in respect of each other.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/41/schedule/7/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/children-act-1989/schedule-7/paragraph-5
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