{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fostering-services-england-regulations-2011/regulation-17",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2011/581",
  "legislation_title": "The Fostering Services (England) Regulations 2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fostering-services-england-regulations-2011",
  "path": "regulation/17",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "17",
  "heading": "Support, training and information for foster parents",
  "text": "(1) The fostering service provider must provide foster parents with such training, advice, information and support, including support outside office hours, as appears necessary in the interests of children placed with them.\n(2) The fostering service provider must take all reasonable steps to ensure that foster parents are familiar with, and act in accordance with the policies established in accordance with regulations 12(1) and 13(1) and (3).\n(3) The fostering service provider must ensure that, in relation to any child placed or to be placed with a foster parent, the foster parent is given such information, which is kept up to date, as to enable him to provide appropriate care for the child, and in particular that each foster parent is provided with a copy of the most recent version of the child's care plan provided to the fostering service provider under regulation 6(3)(d) of the Care Planning Regulations.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/581/regulation/17",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:14:42.917939+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}