{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-contributions-credits-for-parents-and-carers-regulations-2010/regulation-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-contributions-credits-for-parents-and-carers-regulations-2010/regulation-4.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2010/19",
  "legislation_title": "The Social Security (Contributions Credits for Parents and Carers) Regulations 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-contributions-credits-for-parents-and-carers-regulations-2010",
  "path": "regulation/4",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Meaning of “foster parent”",
  "text": "(1) For the purposes of subsection (3)(b) of section 23A (contributions credits for relevant parents and carers), a foster parent is a person approved as—\n(a) a foster parent in accordance with Part 4 (approval of foster parents) of the Fostering Services Regulations 2002 ; ...\n(aa) a kinship carer in accordance with Part 5 (kinship care) of the Looked After Children (Scotland) Regulations 2009;\n(b) a foster carer in accordance with Part 7 (fostering) of the Looked After Children (Scotland) Regulations 2009 ; or\n(c) a foster parent in accordance with Part 2 (approvals and placements) of the Foster Placement (Children) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996\n(2) Paragraph (1) is subject to regulation 8.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Word in reg. 4(1)(a) omitted (5.4.2011) by virtue of The National Insurance Contributions Credits (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/709), regs. 1, 3(2)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Reg. 4(1)(aa) inserted (5.4.2011) by The National Insurance Contributions Credits (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/709), regs. 1, 3(2)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Reg. 4(1)(c) and preceding word inserted (5.4.2011) by The National Insurance Contributions Credits (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/709), regs. 1, 3(2)(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "S.I. 2002/57. Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2002/865 and S.I. 2008/640."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "S.S.I. 2009/210."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/19/regulation/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:56:23.892072+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."
}