Regulation 4 Reviews and terminations of approval
Where a foster parent has been approved under regulation 3 theapproving authority are to review, at intervals of not more than a year,whether the foster parent and his household continue to be suitable (asmentioned in regulation 3(4)).
When undertaking a review under this regulation the approvingauthority are to seek, and take into account, the views of the fosterparent and of any responsible authority who have placed a child with thefoster parent within the preceding year or who have an earlier placementwith the foster parent which has not been terminated.
At the conclusion of the review the approving authority are toprepare a report and give notice to the foster parent of their decision(including any revision of the terms of the approval under regulation3(6)(a)).
Where on a review the approving authority are no longersatisfied—
that the terms of the approval under regulation 3(6)(a) areappropriate they shall revise the terms;
that the foster parent and his household are suitable they shallterminate the approval from a date to be specified in the notice underparagraph (3).
Where a foster parent notifies the approving authority that he nolonger wishes to act as a foster parent, or where the authority areotherwise satisfied that that is the case, the authority are toterminate the approval from a date to be specified by notice to thefoster parent.
A copy of any notice given under paragraph (3) or (5) is to be sentto any other local authority or voluntary organisation who have a childplaced with the foster parent.