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Part 1
GENERAL
0 of 2 sections shown2 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.001
Citation and commencement
s.002
Interpretation
Part 2
CARE PLANNING
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s.003
Information to be obtained by the local authority in respect of a child to be or being looked after by them
s.004
Assessment
s.005
Child's plan
s.005
Duty to place siblings together
Part 3
GENERAL MATTERS AFFECTING LOOKED AFTER CHILDREN
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s.006
Death of a looked after child
s.007
Recommendations by local authority to Principal Reporter
Part 4
LOOKED AFTER CHILDREN CARED FOR BY PARENTS
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s.008
Arrangements for child to be cared for by parents or persons with parental rights and parental responsibilities
s.009
Notification of occurrences involving the child
Part 5
KINSHIP CARE
0 of 7 sections shown7 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.010
Kinship carers
s.011
Placement of child with kinship carer
s.012
Agreement with kinship carers
s.013
Notification of placement with kinship carer
s.014
Short-term placements in kinship care
s.015
Establishment of case records for kinship carers
s.016
Retention and confidentiality of case records for kinship carers
Part 6
FOSTERING PANELS
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s.017
Appointment and composition of fostering panels
s.018
Meetings of the fostering panel
s.019
Appointment of medical and legal advisers
s.020
Functions of the fostering panel
Part 7
FOSTERING
0 of 14 sections shown14 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.021
Foster carers
s.022
Approval of foster carers
s.023
Derivative approval of foster carers
s.024
Agreements with foster carers
s.025
Reviews and termination of approval
s.026
Review of approval: further provision
s.027
Placement of child with foster carer
s.027
Placement limit
s.027
Exceptional approval of foster carer
s.028
Death or absence of the foster carer: continuation of placement
s.029
Notification of placement with foster carer
s.030
Short-term placements with foster carers
s.031
Establishment of case records for foster carers
s.032
Retention and confidentiality of case records for foster carers
Part 8
FOSTERING AND KINSHIP CARE ALLOWANCES
0 of 1 section shown1 other section in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.033
Fostering and kinship care allowances
Part 9
LOOKED AFTER CHILDREN PLACED IN RESIDENTIAL ESTABLISHMENTS
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s.034
Child placed in a residential establishment: notification
s.035
Child placed in residential establishment: information to be supplied
Part 10
EMERGENCY MEASURES
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s.036
Emergency placement with carer
s.037
Emergency placement in residential establishment
s.038
Review of emergency placement under regulation 36
s.039
Extension of emergency placement
s.040
Notification of an extended emergency placement
s.041
Review of emergency placement under regulation 37
Part 11
CASE RECORDS
0 of 2 sections shown2 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.042
Establishment of case records for looked after children
s.043
Retention and confidentiality of records
Part 12
REVIEW OF CHILD'S CASE
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s.044
Review of child's case: child cared for by parents or persons with parental responsibilities and parental rights
s.045
Review of the child's case: child placed with kinship carer, foster carer or in a residential establishment
s.046
Local authority visits: child in placement
s.047
Termination of placement
Part 13
ARRANGEMENTS WITH REGISTERED FOSTERING SERVICES
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s.048
Arrangements with registered fostering services
s.049
Visits by local authorities
Part 14
TRANSITIONAL AND SAVINGS PROVISION
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s.050
Cases in progress under the Arrangements to Look After Children Regulations or the Fostering Regulations
s.051
Fostering allowances
Part 15
MISCELLANEOUS
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s.052
Revocation
Schedules
Schedules
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s.sch001
Name, sex, date and place of birth and present address...
s.sch001
The child's education history and current arrangements for provision of...
s.sch001
Personality and social development.
s.sch001
Interests and recreational activities.
s.sch001
Nationality, race, religion and language.
s.sch001
Physical description.
s.sch001
Present legal status of the child, including any statutory responsibility...
s.sch001
Why consideration is to be given to the child being...
s.sch001
Previous history of involvement of the child with any local...
s.sch001
Details of any sibling of the child, including their dates...
s.sch001
The extent of contact with members of the child's family...
s.sch001
The child's health history, current state of health and development...
s.sch002
The local authority's immediate and longer-term plans for the child....
s.sch002
Details of any services to be provided to meet the...
s.sch002
The respective responsibilities of– (a) the local authority;
s.sch002
The type of accommodation to be provided and its address...
s.sch002
The contribution the child's parents or any other person will...
s.sch002
The arrangements for involving those persons and the child in...
s.sch002
The arrangements for contact between the child and any of...
s.sch002
The expected duration of arrangements and the steps which should...
s.sch003
Full name, date of birth, health (supported by a medical...
s.sch003
Details of any criminal offences of which the person has...
s.sch003
The outcome of any request or application made by the...
s.sch003
Particulars of any previous approval under regulation 22(3) or 23,...
s.sch003
An analysis of the motivation of the prospective foster or...
s.sch003
References from third parties as to the character of the...
s.sch003
Particulars of the other adult members of the household and...
s.sch003
Particulars of the children in the family, whether or not...
s.sch003
Address and particulars of the prospective foster or kinship carer's...
s.sch003
Religious persuasion, degree of religious observance and capacity to care...
s.sch003
Racial origin, cultural and linguistic background and capacity to care...
s.sch003
Past and present employment or occupation, and standard of living....
s.sch003
Leisure activities and interests.
s.sch003
Present capacity to care for the prospective foster or kinship...
s.sch004
The provision by the local authority of a statement containing...
s.sch004
The local authority's arrangements for the financial support of the...
s.sch004
Any arrangements for delegation of parental responsibility for consent to...
s.sch004
The circumstances in which it is necessary to obtain in...
s.sch004
The arrangements for visits to the child, in connection with...
s.sch004
The arrangements for the child to have contact with their...
s.sch004
Compliance by the foster or kinship carer with the terms...
s.sch004
Co operation by the foster or kinship carer with any...
s.sch005
The support and training to be given to the kinship...
s.sch005
The procedure for the review of the child's placement with...
s.sch005
The procedure for placement with the kinship carer and in...
s.sch005
The kinship carer's obligation to give written notice to the...
s.sch005
The kinship carer's obligation– (a) not to administer corporal punishment...
s.sch006
The support and training to be given to the foster...
s.sch006
The procedure for the review of approval of a foster...
s.sch006
The procedure for handling of complaints against foster carers.
s.sch006
The procedure in connection with the placement of children, and...
s.sch006
The foster carer's obligation to give written notice to the...
s.sch006
The foster carer's obligation– (a) not to administer corporal punishment...
s.sch007
The duties the local authority propose to delegate to the...
s.sch007
The services to be provided to the local authority by...
s.sch007
The arrangements for the selection by the local authority of...
s.sch007
The requirements for the registered fostering service to submit reports...
s.sch007
The arrangements for the termination of the agreement.
s.sch007
Details of the foster carer with whom the child is...
s.sch007
Details of any services the child is to receive.
s.sch007
The terms of the proposed foster agreement and foster placement....
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