{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-act-1989/schedule-7/paragraph-5A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-act-1989/schedule-7/paragraph-5A.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1989/41",
  "legislation_title": "Children Act 1989",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-act-1989",
  "path": "schedule/7/paragraph/5A",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "5A",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) This paragraph applies to a person (P) fostering in Wales.\n(2) Sub-paragraph (3) applies where—\n(a) P exceeds the usual fostering limit and is not exempted under paragraph 4;\n(b) P is exempted under paragraph 4 and exceeds the usual fostering limit by fostering a child not named in the exemption.\n(3) Where this paragraph applies, P is not to be treated as fostering and is to be treated for the purposes of the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 as providing a care home service.\n(4) But sub-paragraph (3) does not apply if the children fostered are all siblings in respect of each other.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 7 para. 5A inserted (2.4.2018) by The Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/195), regs. 2(1), 13(b)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/41/schedule/7/paragraph/5A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T07:28:21.051680+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}