{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fostering-services-regulations-2002/regulation-46",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fostering-services-regulations-2002/regulation-46.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2002/57",
  "legislation_title": "The Fostering Services Regulations 2002",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fostering-services-regulations-2002",
  "path": "regulation/46",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "46",
  "heading": "Notice of changes",
  "text": "(1) The registered person shall give notice in writing to the Commission as soon as it is practicable to do so if any of the following events takes place or is proposed to take place—\n(a) a person other than the registered person carries on or manages the fostering agency;\n(b) a person ceases to carry on or manage the fostering agency;\n(c) where the registered provider is an individual, he changes his name;\n(d) where the registered provider is a partnership, there is any change in the membership of the partnership;\n(e) where the registered provider is an organisation—\n(i) the name or address of the organisation is changed;\n(ii) there is any change of director, manager, secretary or other similar officer of the organisation;\n(iii) there is to be any change in the identity of the responsible individual;\n(f) where the registered provider is an individual, a trustee in bankruptcy is appointed or he makes any composition or arrangement with his creditors; or\n(g) where the registered provider is a company, or a partnership, a receiver, manager, liquidator or provisional liquidator is appointed in respect of the registered provider.\n(2) The registered provider shall notify the Commission in writing and without delay of the death of the registered manager.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "uksi/2007/603",
      "affecting_title": "The Education and Inspections Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2007"
    },
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "uksi/2007/603",
      "affecting_title": "The Education and Inspections Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2007"
    }
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/57/regulation/46",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T07:16:55.059924+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."
}