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Enforced by: Ofsted
Status: In Force
Penalty ceiling: Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Registered Care Provider5

Other Acts binding the same actors

If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.

Registered Care Provider — also bound by 25 other Acts

The Voluntary Adoption Agencies Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 18 duties

The Voluntary Adoption Agencies and the Adoption Agencies (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2003 18 duties

The Adult Placement Agencies Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 12 duties

Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 11 duties

Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015 6 duties

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

Part 1

General

0 of 2 sections shown

2 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.001 Citation, commencement and application

s.002 Interpretation

Part 2

Statement of purpose and children's guide

0 of 2 sections shown

2 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.003 Statement of purpose and children's guide

s.004 Review of statement of purpose and children's guide

Part 3

Management of Fostering Service

2 of 6 sections shown

s.006 Appointment of manager Regulated

Appoint a manager for your fostering agency and notify OfstedRegistered Care Provider

s.008 Registered person – general requirements Regulated

Run your fostering agency with sufficient care and keep skills up to dateRegistered Care Provider

4 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.005 Fostering agencyFitness of fostering service provider

s.007 Fitness of manager

s.009 Notification of offences

s.010 Local authority fostering serviceManager

Part 4

Conduct of Fostering Services

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12 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.011 Independent fostering agencies—duty to secure welfare

s.012 Arrangements for the protection of children

s.013 Behaviour management and children missing from foster parent's home

s.014 Duty to promote contact

s.015 Health of children placed with foster parents

s.016 Education, employment and leisure activities

s.017 Support, training and information for foster parents

s.018 Independent fostering agencies – representations and complaints

s.019 Staffing of fostering service

s.020 Fitness of workers

s.021 Employment of staff

s.022 Records with respect to fostering services

Part 5

Approval of Foster Parents

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10 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.023 Constitution and membership of fostering panel

s.024 Meetings of fostering panel

s.025 Functions of fostering panel

s.026 Assessment of prospective foster parents

s.027 Approval of foster parents

s.028 Reviews and terminations of approval

s.029 Information to be sent to the independent review panel

s.030 Case records relating to foster parents and others

s.031 Register of foster parents

s.032 Retention and confidentiality of records

Part 6

Fostering Agencies—Miscellaneous

3 of 9 sections shown

s.033 Fostering agency ceasing to carry out fostering functions – notifications and records Regulated

Notify Ofsted, local authorities and foster parents when your fostering agency closesRegistered Care Provider

s.037 Financial position Regulated

Maintain financial viability, keep accounts and provide financial information to OfstedRegistered Care Provider

s.039 Notice of changes Regulated

Notify Ofsted immediately of changes to the fostering agency or death of the registered managerRegistered Care Provider

6 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.034 Fostering agency ceasing to carry out fostering functions – new fostering service providers

s.035 Review of quality of care

s.036 Notifiable events

s.038 Notice of absence

s.040 Appointment of liquidators

s.041 Compliance with Regulations

Part 7

Miscellaneous

0 of 4 sections shown

4 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional

s.042 Application of these Regulations with modifications to short breaks

s.043 Amendment of Regulations

s.044 Revocation of Regulations

s.045 Transitional provisions

Schedules

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50 other schedules

s.sch001 Proof of identity including a recent photograph.

s.sch001 Either— (a) where the certificate is required for a purpose...

s.sch001 Two written references, including a reference from the person's most...

s.sch001 Where a person has previously worked in a position whose...

s.sch001 Documentary evidence of any relevant qualification.

s.sch001 A full employment history, together with a satisfactory written explanation...

s.sch002 A record in the form of a register showing in...

s.sch002 A record showing in respect of each person working for...

s.sch002 A record of all accidents occurring to children whilst placed...

s.sch003 Full name, address and date of birth.

s.sch003 Details of current, and any previous, marriage, civil partnership or...

s.sch003 Details of personality.

s.sch003 Religious persuasion, and capacity to care for a child from...

s.sch003 Racial origin, cultural and linguistic background and capacity to care...

s.sch003 Past and present employment or occupation, standard of living, leisure...

s.sch003 Previous experience (if any) of caring for their own and...

s.sch003 Skills, competence and potential relevant to their capacity to care...

s.sch003 Details of health (supported by a medical report).

s.sch003 Particulars of any other adult members of the household.

s.sch003 Particulars of the children in the family, whether or not...

s.sch003 Particulars of their accommodation.

s.sch003 The outcome of any request or application made by them...

s.sch003 If X has, in the preceding twelve months, been a...

s.sch003 Names and addresses of two persons who will provide personal...

s.sch003 In relation to X and any other member of X’s...

s.sch004 An offence contrary to Article 15 of the Criminal Justice...

s.sch004 Any of the following offences— (a) an offence of virginity...

s.sch004 An offence under section 52 or 52A of the Civic...

s.sch004 An offence under section 3 of the Sexual Offences (Amendment)...

s.sch004 Any of the following offences— (a) an offence of virginity...

s.sch004 Offences in Northern Ireland

s.sch004 An offence specified in Schedule 1 to the Children and...

s.sch004 An offence under Article 3 of the Protection of Children...

s.sch005 Matters to be recorded (a) The terms of the foster...

s.sch005 Obligations on the foster parent (a) To care for any...

s.sch006 Compliance in relation to each child placed with foster parents,...

s.sch006 Where applicable, the standard of any education provided by the...

s.sch006 Records of assessments.

s.sch006 Records of fostering panel meetings.

s.sch006 Records of appraisals of employees.

s.sch006 Minutes of staff meetings.

s.sch006 All accidents, injuries and illnesses of children placed with foster...

s.sch006 Complaints in relation to children placed with foster parents and...

s.sch006 Any allegations or suspicions of abuse or neglect in respect...

s.sch006 Recruitment records and the conduct of required checks of new...

s.sch006 Notifications of events listed in Schedule 7.

s.sch006 Any child missing from a foster parent's home without permission....

s.sch006 Use of any measures of control, restraint or discipline in...

s.sch006 Medication, medical treatment and first aid administered to any child...

4 other provisions

s.001 Offences in England and Wales

s.002 Offences in Scotland

s.003 An offence specified in Schedule 1 to the Criminal Procedure...

s.004 An offence of plagium (theft of a child below the...

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