The Children (Protection from Offenders) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1997

Amendment of the Foster Placement (Children) Regulations 1991

3.—(1) The Foster Placement (Children) Regulations 1991(1) are amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.

(2) In regulation 1 (interpretation), at the end of paragraph (2) insert—

““specified offence” means an offence specified in Schedule 4”.

(3) In regulation 3 (approval of foster parents)—

(a)in paragraph (2), for “Subject to paragraph (3)” substitute “Subject to paragraphs (3), (4) and (4A)”; and

(b)after paragraph (4) insert the following new paragraph—

“(4A) A person shall not be regarded as suitable to act as a foster parent if he or any member of his household over the age of 18—

(a)has been convicted of a specified offence; or

(b)has been cautioned by a constable in respect of any such offence which, at the time the caution was given, he admitted.”.

(4) In Schedule 1 (information as to prospective foster parent and other members of his household and family) for paragraph 9 substitute the following paragraph—

“9.  Any previous criminal convictions and any cautions given by a constable in respect of criminal offences relating either to him or other member of his household over the age of 18.”.

(5) After Schedule 3 insert as Schedule 4 the Schedule to these Regulations.