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Paragraph 9 I1I2

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

A “fostering service” is a service which is provided by—

(a)

a local authority under paragraph (a) of section 26(1) of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 36) (fostering of children looked after by a local authority);

(b)

a person other than a local authority and which consists of, or includes, the making of arrangements for or in connection with the performance of functions assigned to a local authority—

(i)

under that paragraph; or

(ii)

by virtue of section 5(2) to (4) of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (c. 49) (regulations relating to performance of functions assigned to a local authority under that Act); or

(c)

a local authority and which consists of, or includes, the functions assigned to the authority by sections 3 and 8 to 10 of the Foster Children (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 56) (ensuring well-being etc. of certain privately fostered children).

Annotations

Commencement

I1

Sch. 12 para. 9 in force at 1.10.2010 for specified purposes by S.S.I. 2010/321, art. 3, Sch.

I2

Sch. 12 para. 9 in force at 1.4.2011 in so far as not already in force by S.S.I. 2011/122, art. 2, Sch.