{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fostering-services-wales-regulations-2003/regulation-8",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fostering-services-wales-regulations-2003/regulation-8.json",
  "legislation": "wsi/2003/237",
  "legislation_title": "The Fostering Services (Wales) Regulations 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fostering-services-wales-regulations-2003",
  "path": "regulation/8",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Registered person — general requirements",
  "text": "(1) The registered provider and the registered manager must, having regard to—\n(a) the size of the fostering agency, its statement of purpose, and the numbers and needs of the children placed by it; and\n(b) the need to safeguard and promote the welfare of the children placed by the fostering agency,\ncarry on or manage the fostering agency (as the case may be) with sufficient care, competence and skill.\n(2) If the registered provider is—\n(a) an individual, he or she must undertake;\n(b) an organisation, it must ensure that the responsible individual undertakes,\nfrom time to time such training as is appropriate to ensure that he or she has the experience and skills necessary for carrying on the fostering agency.\n(3) The registered manager must undertake from time to time such training as is appropriate to ensure that he or she has the experience and skills necessary for managing the fostering agency.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2003/237/regulation/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T00:12:05.144467+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."
}