Regulation 15 Circumstances necessitating visits by authorities
Subject to paragraph (2), every authority shall arrange for one of its officers to visit every child who is accommodated with a foster parent within its area by or on behalf of a voluntary organisation in any of the following circumstances and within the periods specified—
within 28 days of the placement with the foster parent;
where the voluntary organisation which made the placement with the foster parent makes representations to the authority that there are circumstances relating to the child which require a visit, within 14 days of the receipt of the representations;
where the authority is informed that the welfare of the child may not be being safeguarded or promoted, as soon as is reasonably practicable but in any event within 7 days of being informed; or
where the authority is satisfied, following a visit to a child under this regulation in respect of a placement with a foster parent, that the child’s welfare is being safeguarded and promoted, at intervals of not more than 6 months.
This regulation shall not apply to children in respect of whom an authority has made arrangements under regulation 8.