SCHEDULES

I2C2 SCHEDULE 2F3SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES PROVIDED BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN ENGLAND

Annotations:
Commencement Information
I2

Sch. 2 wholly in force at 14.10.1991 see s. 108(2)(3) and S.I. 1991/828, art. 3(2)

Amendments (Textual)
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C2

Sch. 2 modified (temp.) (12.2.2009 for E. and 31.3.2010 for W.) by Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (c. 23), ss. 8(3), 44, Sch. 2 para. 2; S.I. 2009/268, art. 3(1)(b); S.I. 2010/749, art. 2(a)

Part II Children Looked After By Local Authorities F2in England

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)

Regulations as to placing of children with local authority foster parents

I1C1F112

Regulations under section 23(2)(a) may, in particular, make provision—

a

with regard to the welfare of children placed with local authority foster parents;

b

as to the arrangements to be made by local authorities in connection with the health and education of such children;

c

as to the records to be kept by local authorities;

d

for securing that a child is not placed with a local authority foster parent unless that person is for the time being approved as a local authority foster parent by such local authority as may be prescribed;

e

for securing that where possible the local authority foster parent with whom a child is to be placed is—

i

of the same religious persuasion as the child; or

ii

gives an undertaking that the child will be brought up in that religious persuasion;

f

for securing that children placed with local authority foster parents, and the premises in which they are accommodated, will be supervised and inspected by a local authority and that the children will be removed from those premises if their welfare appears to require it;

g

as to the circumstances in which local authorities may make arrangements for duties imposed on them by the regulations to be discharged, on their behalf.