Regulation 3 Amendment of the Social Security (Contributions Credits for Parents and Carers) Regulations 2010

(1)

The Social Security (Contributions Credits for Parents and Carers) Regulations 2010^f1 are amended as follows.

(2)

In paragraph (1) of regulation 4 (meaning of “foster parent”)—

(a)

at the end of sub-paragraph (a) omit “or”;

(b)

after sub-paragraph (a) insert—

“(aa)
a kinship carer in accordance with Part 5 (kinship care) of the Looked After Children (Scotland) Regulations 2009^f2;”;

(c)

after sub-paragraph (b) insert—

“; or

(c)
a foster parent in accordance with Part 2 (approvals and placements) of the Foster Placement (Children) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996^f3”.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.I. 2010/19.
f2: S.S.I. 2009/210.
f3: S.R. 1996/467.