Children Act 2004

49Payments to foster parentsE+W

(1)The appropriate person may by order make provision as to the payments to be made—

(a)by a [F1local authority] in England or Wales or a person exercising functions on its behalf to a local authority foster parent with whom any child is placed by that authority or person under section [F222C] of the Children Act 1989[F3or section 81 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014];

(b)by a voluntary organisation to any person with whom any child is placed by that organisation under section 59(1)(a) of [F4the Children Act 1989].

(2)In subsection (1)—

• “appropriate person” means—

  (a)

  the Secretary of State, in relation to a [F1local authority] in England;

  (b)

  the Assembly, in relation to a [F1local authority] in Wales;

• F5...

• [F6“local authority foster parent” has the same meaning as in section 105(1) of the Children Act 1989;

• “voluntary organisation” has the same meaning as in the Children Act 1989.]

(3) In section 23(2)(a) of the Children Act 1989, at the end insert . “ (subject to section 49 of the Children Act 2004) ”

(4) In section 59(1)(a) of that Act, at the end insert “ (subject to section 49 of the Children Act 2004) ” .