Welsh Statutory Instrument SI 2019/169 United Kingdom

The Regulated Fostering Services (Service Providers and Responsible Individuals) (Wales) Regulations 2019

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Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Trader18 Operator5 Any Person1

Other Acts binding the same actors

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Trader — also bound by 825 other Acts
Companies Act 2006 243 duties
Companies Act 1985 85 duties
Operator — also bound by 746 other Acts
Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts

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.

s.049 Supervision of management of the service Regulated
  • Supervise the management of the fostering serviceTrader
s.050 Duty to appoint a manager Regulated
  • Appoint a manager for the fostering serviceTrader
s.051 Fitness requirements for appointment of manager Regulated
  • Only appoint a fit manager to run your fostering serviceTrader
s.052 Restrictions on appointing a manager for more than one service Regulated
  • Do not appoint a manager for multiple fostering services without Welsh Ministers' permissionTrader
s.053 Duty to report the appointment of manager to service provider Regulated
  • Responsible individual must notify service provider of manager appointment detailsTrader
s.054 Duty to report the appointment of manager to SCW and the Welsh Ministers Regulated
  • Notify SCW and Welsh Ministers of new manager appointmentOperator
s.055 Arrangements when manager is absent Regulated
  • Plan for manager absence and notify Welsh Ministers within 28 daysTrader
s.056 Visits Regulated
  • Responsible individual must visit premises and meet staff/children every three monthsTrader
s.057 Oversight of adequacy of resources Regulated
  • Report quarterly on adequacy of resources to the service providerTrader
s.058 Other reports to the service provider Regulated
  • Responsible individual must report concerns and changes to the service providerTrader
s.059 Engagement with children and others Regulated
  • Get views on care quality from children, parents, foster carers, authorities and staffTrader
s.060 Duty to ensure there are systems in place to record incidents and complaints Regulated
  • Ensure effective systems to record incidents, complaints and notificationsTrader
s.061 Duty to ensure there are systems in place for keeping of records Regulated
  • Responsible individual must ensure effective record-keeping systemsTrader
s.062 Duty to ensure policies and procedures are up to date Regulated
  • Keep fostering service policies and procedures up to dateTrader
s.063 Quality of care review Regulated
  • Review quality of fostering service every six monthsTrader
s.064 Statement of compliance with the requirements as to standards of care and support Regulated
  • Prepare annual compliance statement on standards of care and supportTrader
s.065 Support for staff raising concerns Regulated
  • Ensure whistleblowing policy is followed and concerns are raised effectivelyTrader
s.066 Duty of candour Regulated
  • Act openly and transparently with children, parents, foster carers and placing authoritiesTrader
s.067 Notifications Regulated
  • Notify Welsh Ministers of specified events without delayTrader
53 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.001 Title and commencement
s.002 Interpretation
s.003 Requirements in relation to the provision of the service
s.004 Requirements in relation to the statement of purpose
s.005 Requirements in relation to monitoring and improvement
s.006 Requirements in relation to the responsible individual
s.007 Requirements in relation to the responsible individual where the provider is an individual
s.008 Requirements in relation to the financial sustainability of the service
s.009 Requirements to provide the service in accordance with policies and procedures
s.010 Duty of candour
s.011 Suitability of the service
s.012 Information about the service
s.013 Standards of care and support – overarching requirements
s.014 Continuing suitability of the placement
s.015 Information for children
s.016 Language and communication
s.017 Respect and sensitivity
s.018 Compliance with foster care agreement
s.019 Duty to promote contact
s.020 Safeguarding – overarching requirements
s.021 Safeguarding policies and procedures
s.022 The appropriate use of control and restraint
s.023 Prohibition on the use of corporal punishment
s.024 Deprivation of liberty
s.025 Policy and procedures on bullying
s.026 Procedure when child is absent without permission
s.027 Access to health services
s.028 Education, employment and leisure activities
s.029 Staffing - overarching requirements
s.030 Fitness of staff
s.031 Supporting and developing staff
s.032 Compliance with employer's code of practice
s.033 Information for staff
s.034 Disciplinary procedures
s.035 Restrictions on employment
s.036 Premises, facilities and equipment - service providers
s.037 Adequacy of facilities
s.038 Premises, facilities and equipment - foster parents
s.039 Records with respect to fostering services
s.040 Notifications
s.041 Conflicts of interest
s.042 Complaints policy and procedures
s.043 Whistleblowing
s.044 Support, training and information for foster parents
s.045 Policies and procedures to foster parents
s.046 Supervision
s.047 Effective working relationships
s.048 Supporting children to manage their money
s.068 Offences - service providers
s.069 Offences – responsible individuals
s.070 Appointment of liquidators etc.
s.071 Death of service provider
s.072 Designation of responsible individual by Welsh Ministers
Schedules

Schedules

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s.sch004 The expected absence of the appointed manager for 28 days... Regulated
  • Notify regulator of planned manager absence of 28+ daysOperator
s.sch004 The unexpected absence of the appointed manager, no later than... Regulated
  • Notify the regulator of the unexpected absence of the appointed manager within 7 daysOperator
s.sch004 The unexpected absence of appointed manager for 28 days or... Regulated
  • Notify the regulator if the appointed manager is unexpectedly absent for 28 days or moreOperator
s.sch004 Someone other than the appointed manager is proposing to manage... Regulated
  • Notify regulator before someone else manages your fostering serviceAny Person
s.sch004 The appointed manager ceases, or proposes to cease, managing the... Regulated
  • Notify the regulator when your service manager leaves or plans to leaveOperator
62 other schedules
s.sch001 Proof of identity including a recent photograph.
s.sch001 For the purposes of paragraphs 2 and 3 of Part...
s.sch001 Where required for the purposes of an exempted question in...
s.sch001 Where required for the purposes of an exempted question asked...
s.sch001 Two written references, including a reference from the last employer,...
s.sch001 Where a person has previously worked in a position whose...
s.sch001 Documentary evidence of any relevant qualification.
s.sch001 Where relevant, documentary evidence of registration with SCW.
s.sch001 A full employment history, together with a satisfactory written explanation...
s.sch001 Details of registration with or membership of any professional body....
s.sch002 A record showing in respect of each child placed with...
s.sch002 A record of all persons working for the service provider,...
s.sch002 A record of all serious accidents and injuries occurring to...
s.sch002 A record of all complaints made under the complaints policy...
s.sch002 Date and circumstances of any safeguarding referrals, and the outcome....
s.sch002 Date and circumstances of any incident of control or restraint...
s.sch003 Any revision to the statement of purpose, 28 days prior...
s.sch003 Unexpected absence of the responsible individual for 28 days or...
s.sch003 Return from absence of the responsible individual.
s.sch003 The responsible individual ceases, or proposes to cease, being the...
s.sch003 Any abuse or allegation of abuse in relation to a...
s.sch003 Service provider, responsible individual or appointed manager convicted of criminal...
s.sch003 Any allegation of misconduct by a member of staff.
s.sch003 Serious accident or injury of a child placed with foster...
s.sch003 Any incident which is reported to the police relating to...
s.sch003 Death of a child placed with foster parents.
s.sch003 Any referral to the Disclosure and Barring Service pursuant to...
s.sch003 Service provider (individual or organisation) changes their name.
s.sch003 Instigation and outcome of any child protection enquiry involving a...
s.sch003 Any incident of child sexual or criminal exploitation or any...
s.sch003 Any proposed change to the address of the principal office,...
s.sch003 Any change of telephone number or electronic mail address for...
s.sch003 Death of a child placed with foster parents.
s.sch003 Any referral to the Disclosure and Barring Service pursuant to...
s.sch003 Serious accident or injury of a child placed with foster...
s.sch003 Outbreak at the home of foster parents of any infectious...
s.sch003 Allegation that a child placed with foster parents has committed...
s.sch003 Any incident which is reported to the police relating to...
s.sch003 Any incident of a child placed with foster parents being...
s.sch003 Where, on or after 1 April 2020, the service provider...
s.sch003 Any serious complaint or allegation about any foster parents approved...
s.sch003 Instigation and outcome of any child protection enquiry involving a...
s.sch003 Any incident of child sexual or criminal exploitation or any...
s.sch003 Death of a child placed with foster parents.
s.sch003 Outbreak at the home of foster parents of any infectious...
s.sch003 Any incident of child sexual or criminal exploitation or any...
s.sch003 Instigation and outcome of any child protection enquiry involving a...
s.sch003 Any incident which is reported to the police relating to...
s.sch003 The death of a child placed with foster parents.
s.sch003 Outbreak at the home of foster parents of any infectious...
s.sch003 Where, on or after 1 April 2020, the service provider...
s.sch003 Where the service provider is an individual, the appointment of...
s.sch003 Allegation that a child placed with foster parents has committed...
s.sch003 Any incident of child sexual or criminal exploitation or any...
s.sch003 Where the service provider is a body corporate or partnership,...
s.sch003 Where the service provider is a partnership, death of one...
s.sch003 Where the service provider is a partnership, any change in...
s.sch003 Expected absence of the responsible individual for 28 days or...
s.sch003 Unexpected absence of the responsible individual, no later than 7...
s.sch004 The appointment of a manager (see regulation 50(1)).
s.sch004 Return from absence of appointed manager.
s.sch004 Interim arrangements where the manager is absent for longer than...

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