# The Children (Private Arrangements for Fostering) Regulations 1991, Regulation 2: General welfare of children


(1) In carrying out functions under section 67 of the Act, as to the welfare of children who are privately fostered within their area, a local authority (including any officer of the authority making a visit under regulation 3) shall satisfy themselves as to such of the matters specified in paragraph (2) as are relevant in the particular circumstances.
(2) The matters referred to in paragraph (1) are—
(a) the purpose and intended duration of the fostering arrangement;
(b) the child’s physical, intellectual, emotional, social and behaviourial develop ment;
(c) whether the child’s needs arising from his religious persuasion, racial origin and cultural and linguistic background are being met;
(d) the financial arrangements for the care and maintenance of the child;
(e) the suitability of the accommodation;
(f) the arrangements for the child’s medical and dental care and treatment and, in particular, that the child is included on the list of a general medical practitioner who provides general medical services under Part II of the National Health Service Act 1977
(g) the arrangements for the child’s education and, in particular, that the local education authority have been informed of the fostering arrangement;
(h) the standard of care which the child is being given;
(i) the suitability of the foster parent to look after the child and the suitability of the foster parent’s household;
(j) whether the foster parent is being given any necessary advice;
(k) whether the contact between the child and his parents, or any other person with whom contact has been arranged, is satisfactory;
(l) whether the child’s parents, or any other person, are exercising parental responsibility for the child; and
(m) the ascertainable wishes and feelings of the child regarding the fostering arrangements.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/2050/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/children-private-arrangements-for-fostering-regulations-1991/regulation-2
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