Part 5Miscellaneous
Local authority services
49Payments to foster parents
1
The appropriate person may by order make provision as to the payments to be made—
a
by a children’s services 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 23(2)(a) of the Children Act 1989;
b
by a voluntary organisation to any person with whom any child is placed by that organisation under section 59(1)(a) of that Act.
2
In subsection (1)—
“appropriate person” means—
- a
the Secretary of State, in relation to a children’s services authority in England;
- b
the Assembly, in relation to a children’s services authority in Wales;
- a
“local authority foster parent” and “voluntary organisation” have the same meanings 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)”.