Regulation 3 Notification of proposal to foster a child privately
A person who proposes to foster a child privately must notify the appropriate local authority of the proposal—
at least six weeks before the private fostering arrangement is to begin; or
where the private fostering arrangement is to begin within six weeks, immediately.
Any person who is involved (whether or not directly) in arranging for a child to be fostered privately must notify the appropriate local authority of the arrangement as soon as possible after the arrangement has been made.
A parent of a child, and a person who is not a parent of his but who has parental responsibility for a child, who is not involved (whether or not directly) in arranging for the child to be fostered privately but who knows that it is proposed that the child should be fostered privately must notify the appropriate local authority of the proposal as soon as possible after he becomes aware of the arrangement.
Notification given under paragraphs (1) to (3) must contain such of the information specified in Schedule 1 as the person giving the notification is able to provide.