# The Fostering of Children (Scotland) Regulations 1996, Paragraph 7


The foster carer’s obligation to ensure that any information relating to a child placed with him, to the child’s family or to any other person, which has been given to him in confidence in connection with a placement is kept confidential and is not disclosed to any person without the consent of the local authority.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/3263/schedule/2/paragraph/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/fostering-of-children-scotland-regulations-1996/schedule-2/paragraph-7
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