Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations unless the context otherwise requires–

• “the Act” means the Children (Scotland) Act 1995^f1;

• “foster” means arrange for a child to live as a member of the family of a person who is not a parent, does not have parental responsibilities in respect of the child and who is not a relevant person in relation to the child and who undertakes to look after the child other than in accordance with the Adoption Agencies (Scotland) Regulations 1996^f2;

• “derivative approval” means approval by one local authority of a person as a foster carer under regulation 7(3) where that person is currently approved as such by another local authority;

• “foster carer” means a person approved by a local authority in accordance with regulation 7;

• “local authority” means a council constituted under section 2 of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994^f3;

• “looked after” has in respect of a local authority the meaning given to that term by section 17(6) of the Act;

• “placement” means the provision of accommodation by a local authority for a child looked after by them by any of the means specified in section 26 of the Act;

• “relevant person” has the meaning given to that term by section 93(2)(b) of the Act;

• “supervision requirement” has the meaning given to that term by section 93(1) of the Act;

• “voluntary organisation” has the meaning given to that term by section 93(1) of the Act.

In these Regulations–