Regulation 17 Circumstances necessitating visits by local authorities
(1)
Every local authority shall arrange for one of their officers to visit every child who is accommodated with a foster carer on their behalf by a voluntary organisation in any of the following circumstances and within the periods specified–
(a)
where the voluntary organisation which made the placement with the foster carer make representations to the local authority that there are circumstances relating to the child which require a visit, within 14 days of the receipt of the representations;
(b)
where the local authority are informed that the welfare of the child may not be being safeguarded or promoted, as soon as reasonably practicable but in any event within 7 days of being informed.