The Fostering Services (England) Regulations 2011

• (f) To comply with the policies and procedures of the fostering service provider issued under regulations 12 and 13.

• (g) To co-operate as reasonably required with the Chief Inspector and in particular to allow a person authorised by the Chief Inspector to interview the foster parent and visit the foster parent's home at any reasonable time.

• (h) To keep the fostering service provider informed about the child's progress and to notify it as soon as is reasonably practicable of any significant events affecting the child.

SCHEDULE 6 — Matters to be monitored by the registered person

1

Compliance in relation to each child placed with foster parents, with the child's care plan.

2

All accidents, injuries and illnesses of children placed with foster parents.

3

Complaints in relation to children placed with foster parents and their outcomes.

4

Any allegations or suspicions of abuse or neglect in respect of children placed with foster parents and the outcome of any investigation.

5

Recruitment records and the conduct of required checks of new workers.

6

Notifications of events listed in Schedule 7.

7

Any child missing from a foster parent's home without permission.

8

Use of any measures of control, restraint or discipline in respect of children accommodated in a foster home.

9

Medication, medical treatment and first aid administered to any child placed with foster parents.

10

Where applicable, the standard of any education provided by the fostering service.

11

Records of assessments.

12

Records of fostering panel meetings.

13

Records of appraisals of employees.

14

Minutes of staff meetings.

SCHEDULE 7 — Events and notifications

Column 1 Event	Column 2 To be notified to:	Column 2 To be notified to:	Column 2 To be notified to:	Column 2 To be notified to:	Column 2 To be notified to:	Column 2 To be notified to:
	Chief Inspector	Responsible authority	Secretary of State	Area authority	Police	Primary Care Trust
Death of a child placed with foster parents	yes	yes	yes	yes		yes
Information is provided to the Independent Safeguarding Authority under any of sections 35, 36, 39, 41 or 45 of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006[^f00037] in respect of an individual working for a fostering service	yes	yes
Serious illness or serious accident of a child placed with foster parents	yes	yes
Outbreak at the home of a foster parent of any infectious disease which in the opinion of a general practitioner attending the home is sufficiently serious to be so notified	yes	yes				yes
Allegation that a child placed with foster parents has committed a serious offence		yes			yes
Involvement or suspected involvement of a child placed with foster parents in prostitution	yes	yes		yes	yes
Serious incident relating to a child placed with foster parents necessitating calling the police to the foster parent’s home	yes	yes
A child placed with foster parents is missing from the placement		yes
Any serious complaint about any foster parent approved by the fostering agency	yes	yes
Instigation and outcome of any child protection enquiry involving a child placed with foster parents	yes	yes		yes

Signed

Tim Loughton — Parliamentary under Secretary of State — 2011-03-02

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2000 c.14. For the definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations” see section 121(1). Section 22(2)(e) was amended by paragraph 11 of Schedule 1 to the Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (c.23) (“the 2008 Act”), and there are other amendments not relevant to these Regulations; section 48(1)(f) was inserted by section 139(1) of, and paragraphs 103 and 114 of Schedule 3 to, the Adoption and Children Act 2002 (c.38) (“the 2002 Act”).

[^f00002]: 1989 c.41. For the definition of “prescribed” see section 105(1). Section 22C was inserted by section 8(1) of the 2008 Act; section 26(1) was amended by section 39 of, and paragraphs 1 and 16(1) and (2) of Schedule 3 to, the 2008 Act and section 26(2) was amended by section 118(1)(a) of the 2002 Act and by section 10(3)(a) of the 2008 Act; section 31A was inserted by section 121(2) of the 2002 Act; section 59(2) was amended by sections 8 and 39 of, and Schedule 4 to, the 2008 Act and section 59(3A) was inserted by paragraph 2(6) of Schedule 1 to the 2008 Act; section 104(4) was amended by section 39 of, and Schedules 3 and 4 to, the 2008 Act; paragraphs 12A to 12G of Schedule 2 were inserted by paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 to the 2008 Act.

[^f00003]: “Local authority” is defined in section 105(1) of the 1989 Act as, in relation to England, “the council of a county, a metropolitan district, a London Borough or the Common Council of the City of London”. Further, by virtue of the Isles of Scilly (Children Act 1989) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1116) any reference to a “local authority” in the 1989 Act is to be construed, in relation to the Isles of Scilly, as a reference to the Council of the Isles of Scilly.

[^f00004]: S.I. 2010/959.

[^f00005]: Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills is appointed under section 113 of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c. 40).

[^f00006]: 2006 c.21.

[^f00007]: That is, (a) an undertaking which consists of or includes discharging functions of local authorities in connection with the placing of children with foster parents, or (b) a voluntary organisation which places children with foster parents under section 59(1) of the 1989 Act. A ‘voluntary organisation’ is defined by virtue of section 121(1) of the Care Standards Act 2000, as ‘a body other than a public or local authority the activities of which are not carried on for profit’.

[^f00008]: That is, an undertaking which consists of or includes discharging functions of local authorities in connection with the placing of children with foster parents.

[^f00009]: Section 25A was inserted by section 10(1) of the 2008 Act.

[^f00010]: 2006 c.47 (“the 2006 Act”). Section 1 was amended by section 81(2) and (3)(m)(i) of the Policing and Crime Act 2009 (c.26).

[^f00011]: That is, functions under section 22C of the 1989 Act in connection with placements with local authority foster parents, or regulations under paragraph 12E(a), (b), (c) or (d) or 12F of Schedule 2 to the 1989 Act (regulations as to placing of children with foster parents). These Regulations and the Care Planning Regulations are made under those paragraphs of Schedule 2. Section 43(3)(b) is substituted by section 8(2) of, and paragraph 13 of Schedule 1 to, the 2008 Act.

[^f00012]: 2006 c. 41.

[^f00013]: For the meaning of a child who is “looked after” see section 22(1) of the 1989 Act, as amended by section 107 of, and paragraph 19 of Schedule 5 to, the Local Government Act 2000 (c.22), section 2 of the 2000 Act and by section 116(2) of the 2002 Act.

[^f00014]: Section 26(3) was amended by section 117(2) and (3) of the 2002 Act.

[^f00015]: 1986 c.45. Section 251A was inserted by section 108(1) of, and Schedule 17 to, the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c.15).

[^f00016]: 1983 c. 54. Section 34C was inserted by paragraph 10 of Schedule 1 to S.I. 2010/234.

[^f00017]: S.I. 2006/1738.

[^f00018]: Section 56 was amended by regulations 230 and 232(a) of S.I. 2007/3101.

[^f00019]: 1979 c. 2.

[^f00020]: 1876 c.36. Section 42 was amended by Part 9 of Schedule 1 to the Statute Law (Repeals ) Act 1993 (c.50), and paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2008 (c.12) and by other provisions which are not relevant to these Regulations.

[^f00021]: 2000 c. 43. Section 26 is repealed by Schedule 10 of the 2006 Act on a date to be appointed.

[^f00022]: 2003 c. 42.

[^f00023]: 1993 c. 11.

[^f00024]: For provisions about the review mechanism, see the Independent Review of Determinations (Adoption and Fostering) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/395) as amended by S.I..2011/581.

[^f00025]: S.I. 2002/57, amended by S.I.s 2002/865, 2002/2469, 2004/664, 2004/865, 2006/1738, 2007/603, 2008/640, 2009/394 and 2009/1895.

[^f00026]: S.I. 2002/233. Regulation 5A was inserted by article 2(b) of the Schedule to S.I. 2006/748 and amended by S.I.s 2006/2181, 2007/1892, 2007/3224, 2008/2143, 2009/1882, 2010/817 and 2010/1836.

[^f00027]: 1997 c. 50. Section 113B was inserted by section 163(2) of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c.15) and amended by: section 63(1) of, and paragraph 14(1) and (3) of Schedule 9 to, the 2006 Act; section 378(1) of, and paragraph 149 of Schedule 16 to, the Armed Forces Act 2006 (c.52); sections 79(1) and 80 of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 (2007 asp 14); sections 97(2) and 112(2) of, and part 8 of Schedule 8 to, the Policing and Crime Act 2009; and by S.I.s 2009/203 and 2010/1146. Section 113BA(2) was inserted by section 63(1) of, and paragraph 14(1) and (4) of Schedule 9 to, the 2006 Act and amended by: section 81(2) and (3)(h) of the Policing and Crime Act 2009; section 170(2) of the Education and Inspections Act 2006; and section 169 of, and paragraph 12(a) and (b) of Schedule 1 to, the Education and Skills Act 2008 (c.25).

[^f00028]: Section 113A was inserted by section 163(2) of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 and amended by: section 63(1) of, and paragraph 14(1) and (2) of Schedule 9 to, the 2006 Act; sections 97(2) and 112(2) of, and Part 8 of Schedule 8 to, the Policing and Crime Act 2009; sections 78(2)(a) to (d) and 88 of, and paragraphs 27 and 28 of Schedule 4 to, the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007; section 50(1) and (3)(a) to (c) of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (c.4) and by S.I. 2009/203 and 2010/1146.

[^f00029]: 2009 asp 9.

[^f00030]: 1995 c.46. Schedule 1 was amended by section 7(1) and 8(2) of the Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 8), paragraph 2 of the Schedule to the Protection of Children and Prevention of Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 9) (“the 2005 Act”) and by section 41(2) of the Criminal Justice Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 13) (not yet in force).

[^f00031]: 1982 c.45. Section 52 was amended by section 84(6) of, and paragraph 17 of Schedule 9 to the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (c.33) (“the 1994 Act”), paragraph 44(3) of Schedule 4 to the Criminal Procedure (Consequential Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1995 (c.40) and paragraph 89 of Schedule 15 to the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c.33) (“the 1988 Act”). Section 52A was inserted by section 161 of the 1988 Act and was amended by section 84(7) of the 1994 Act.

[^f00032]: 2000 c.44. Section 3 was amended by paragraph 62 of Schedule 28 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c.33) and repealed by Schedule 6 of the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 (not yet in force).

[^f00033]: S.I. 2008/1769 (“the 2008 Order”).

[^f00034]: 1968 c.34 (N.I.). Schedule 1 was amended by paragraph 7 of Schedule 10 to the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (c.28), article 7 of the Child Abduction (Northern Ireland) Order 1985 (N.I. 17), Schedule 54(b) of Schedule 9 to the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (N.I.17), paragraph 6(a), (b) and (c) of Schedule 1 to the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (N.I.13),paragraph 18(3) of Schedule 6 to the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (c.42), paragraph 12(4) of Schedule 1 to the 2008 Order and paragraph 57 of Schedule 21 to the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (c.25).

[^f00035]: S.I. 1978/1047 (N.I.17). Article 3 was amended by section 84 of the 1994 Act and article 42(4) of the 2008 Order.

[^f00036]: S.I. 1988/1847 (N.I.17). Article 15 was amended by section 41(4) of the Criminal Justice and Courts Services Act 2000 (c.43), section 84(11) of the 1994 Act, paragraph 25 of Schedule 26 to the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 and article 42(7) of the 2008 Order.

[^f00037]: Sections 35, 36, 39, 41 and 45 were amended by section 81(2) and (3)(m)(i) of the Policing and Crime Act 2009. Section 41 was also amended by paragraph 9(1) and (2) of Schedule 5 to S.I. 2009/1182, and by paragraph 15 of Schedule 4 to S.I. 2010/231. Section 45 was also amended by paragraph 91 of Schedule 5, and Part 1 of Schedule 15, to the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c.14), article 6 of S.I. 2009/1797, article 30(b) of S.I. 2009/2610 and by article 2 of S.I. 2010/1073.

Fostering agencyFitness of fostering service provider

Fitness of fostering service provider

Local authority fostering serviceManager

Manager

Editorial notes

[^c20747161]: 2000 c.14. For the definitions of “prescribed” and “regulations” see section 121(1). Section 22(2)(e) was amended by paragraph 11 of Schedule 1 to the Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (c.23) (“the 2008 Act”), and there are other amendments not relevant to these Regulations; section 48(1)(f) was inserted by section 139(1) of, and paragraphs 103 and 114 of Schedule 3 to, the Adoption and Children Act 2002 (c.38) (“the 2002 Act”).

[^c20747171]: 1989 c.41. For the definition of “prescribed” see section 105(1). Section 22C was inserted by section 8(1) of the 2008 Act; section 26(1) was amended by section 39 of, and paragraphs 1 and 16(1) and (2) of Schedule 3 to, the 2008 Act and section 26(2) was amended by section 118(1)(a) of the 2002 Act and by section 10(3)(a) of the 2008 Act; section 31A was inserted by section 121(2) of the 2002 Act; section 59(2) was amended by sections 8 and 39 of, and Schedule 4 to, the 2008 Act and section 59(3A) was inserted by paragraph 2(6) of Schedule 1 to the 2008 Act; section 104(4) was amended by section 39 of, and Schedules 3 and 4 to, the 2008 Act; paragraphs 12A to 12G of Schedule 2 were inserted by paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 to the 2008 Act.

[^c20747181]: “Local authority” is defined in section 105(1) of the 1989 Act as, in relation to England, “the council of a county, a metropolitan district, a London Borough or the Common Council of the City of London”. Further, by virtue of the Isles of Scilly (Children Act 1989) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1116) any reference to a “local authority” in the 1989 Act is to be construed, in relation to the Isles of Scilly, as a reference to the Council of the Isles of Scilly.

[^c20747191]: S.I. 2010/959.

[^c20747201]: Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education, Children's Services and Skills is appointed under section 113 of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c. 40).

[^c20747211]: 2006 c.21.

[^c20747221]: That is, (a) an undertaking which consists of or includes discharging functions of local authorities in connection with the placing of children with foster parents, or (b) a voluntary organisation which places children with foster parents under section 59(1) of the 1989 Act. A ‘voluntary organisation’ is defined by virtue of section 121(1) of the Care Standards Act 2000, as ‘a body other than a public or local authority the activities of which are not carried on for profit’.

[^c20747231]: That is, an undertaking which consists of or includes discharging functions of local authorities in connection with the placing of children with foster parents.

[^c20747241]: Section 25A was inserted by section 10(1) of the 2008 Act.

[^c20747261]: That is, functions under section 22C of the 1989 Act in connection with placements with local authority foster parents, or regulations under paragraph 12E(a), (b), (c) or (d) or 12F of Schedule 2 to the 1989 Act (regulations as to placing of children with foster parents). These Regulations and the Care Planning Regulations are made under those paragraphs of Schedule 2. Section 43(3)(b) is substituted by section 8(2) of, and paragraph 13 of Schedule 1 to, the 2008 Act.

[^c20747281]: For the meaning of a child who is “looked after” see section 22(1) of the 1989 Act, as amended by section 107 of, and paragraph 19 of Schedule 5 to, the Local Government Act 2000 (c.22), section 2 of the 2000 Act and by section 116(2) of the 2002 Act.

[^c20747291]: Section 26(3) was amended by section 117(2) and (3) of the 2002 Act.

[^c20747301]: 1986 c.45. Section 251A was inserted by section 108(1) of, and Schedule 17 to, the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (c.15).

[^c20747311]: 1983 c. 54. Section 34C was inserted by paragraph 10 of Schedule 1 to S.I. 2010/234.

[^c20747321]: S.I. 2006/1738.

[^c20747461]: 1979 c. 2.

[^c20747471]: 1876 c.36. Section 42 was amended by Part 9 of Schedule 1 to the Statute Law (Repeals ) Act 1993 (c.50), and paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the Statute Law (Repeals) Act 2008 (c.12) and by other provisions which are not relevant to these Regulations.

[^c20747481]: 2000 c. 43. Section 26 is repealed by Schedule 10 of the 2006 Act on a date to be appointed.

[^c20747491]: 2003 c. 42.

[^c20747501]: 1993 c. 11.

[^c20747511]: For provisions about the review mechanism, see the Independent Review of Determinations (Adoption and Fostering) Regulations 2009 (S.I. 2009/395) as amended by S.I..2011/581.

[^c20747521]: S.I. 2002/57, amended by S.I.s 2002/865, 2002/2469, 2004/664, 2004/865, 2006/1738, 2007/603, 2008/640, 2009/394 and 2009/1895.

[^c20747531]: S.I. 2002/233. Regulation 5A was inserted by article 2(b) of the Schedule to S.I. 2006/748 and amended by S.I.s 2006/2181, 2007/1892, 2007/3224, 2008/2143, 2009/1882, 2010/817 and 2010/1836.

[^c20747541]: 1997 c. 50. Section 113B was inserted by section 163(2) of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c.15) and amended by: section 63(1) of, and paragraph 14(1) and (3) of Schedule 9 to, the 2006 Act; section 378(1) of, and paragraph 149 of Schedule 16 to, the Armed Forces Act 2006 (c.52); sections 79(1) and 80 of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 (2007 asp 14); sections 97(2) and 112(2) of, and part 8 of Schedule 8 to, the Policing and Crime Act 2009; and by S.I.s 2009/203 and 2010/1146. Section 113BA(2) was inserted by section 63(1) of, and paragraph 14(1) and (4) of Schedule 9 to, the 2006 Act and amended by: section 81(2) and (3)(h) of the Policing and Crime Act 2009; section 170(2) of the Education and Inspections Act 2006; and section 169 of, and paragraph 12(a) and (b) of Schedule 1 to, the Education and Skills Act 2008 (c.25).

[^c20747551]: Section 113A was inserted by section 163(2) of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 and amended by: section 63(1) of, and paragraph 14(1) and (2) of Schedule 9 to, the 2006 Act; sections 97(2) and 112(2) of, and Part 8 of Schedule 8 to, the Policing and Crime Act 2009; sections 78(2)(a) to (d) and 88 of, and paragraphs 27 and 28 of Schedule 4 to, the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007; section 50(1) and (3)(a) to (c) of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (c.4) and by S.I. 2009/203 and 2010/1146.

[^c20747561]: 2009 asp 9.

[^c20747571]: 1995 c.46. Schedule 1 was amended by section 7(1) and 8(2) of the Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 8), paragraph 2 of the Schedule to the Protection of Children and Prevention of Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 9) (“the 2005 Act”) and by section 41(2) of the Criminal Justice Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 13) (not yet in force).

[^c20747581]: 1982 c.45. Section 52 was amended by section 84(6) of, and paragraph 17 of Schedule 9 to the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (c.33) (“the 1994 Act”), paragraph 44(3) of Schedule 4 to the Criminal Procedure (Consequential Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1995 (c.40) and paragraph 89 of Schedule 15 to the Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c.33) (“the 1988 Act”). Section 52A was inserted by section 161 of the 1988 Act and was amended by section 84(7) of the 1994 Act.

[^c20747591]: 2000 c.44. Section 3 was amended by paragraph 62 of Schedule 28 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (c.33) and repealed by Schedule 6 of the Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 (not yet in force).

[^c20747601]: S.I. 2008/1769 (“the 2008 Order”).

[^c20747611]: 1968 c.34 (N.I.). Schedule 1 was amended by paragraph 7 of Schedule 10 to the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004 (c.28), article 7 of the Child Abduction (Northern Ireland) Order 1985 (N.I. 17), Schedule 54(b) of Schedule 9 to the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (N.I.17), paragraph 6(a), (b) and (c) of Schedule 1 to the Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (N.I.13), paragraph 18(3) of Schedule 6 to the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (c.42), paragraph 12(4) of Schedule 1 to the 2008 Order and paragraph 57 of Schedule 21 to the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (c.25).

[^c20747621]: S.I. 1978/1047 (N.I.17). Article 3 was amended by section 84 of the 1994 Act and article 42(4) of the 2008 Order.

[^c20747631]: S.I. 1988/1847 (N.I.17). Article 15 was amended by section 41(4) of the Criminal Justice and Courts Services Act 2000 (c.43), section 84(11) of the 1994 Act, paragraph 25 of Schedule 26 to the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 and article 42(7) of the 2008 Order.

[^c20747641]: Sections 35, 36, 39, 41 and 45 were amended by section 81(2) and (3)(m)(i) of the Policing and Crime Act 2009. Section 41 was also amended by paragraph 9(1) and (2) of Schedule 5 to S.I. 2009/1182, and by paragraph 15 of Schedule 4 to S.I. 2010/231. Section 45 was also amended by paragraph 91 of Schedule 5, and Part 1 of Schedule 15, to the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c.14), article 6 of S.I. 2009/1797, article 30(b) of S.I. 2009/2610 and by article 2 of S.I. 2010/1073.

[^key-6f4825891c71afacc737033a15ccda65]: Words in reg. 23(10)(b) substituted (1.8.2012) by The Health and Social Care Act 2012 (Consequential Provision—Social Workers) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/1479), art. 1(2), Sch. para. 91

[^key-c9f8a860f3df1c8da1f4dc89656a6e10]: Words in Sch. 7 substituted (1.12.2012) by The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/3006), arts. 1(1), 33 (with Pt. 4)

[^key-267f0fd97f213382de5910de26fd753c]: Words in reg. 2(1) substituted (1.12.2012) by The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/3006), arts. 1(1), 32 (with Pt. 4)

[^key-9ed8017204a261db5073d8c4cf2dd141]: Word in Sch. 7 table inserted (1.4.2013) by The National Treatment Agency (Abolition) and the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/235), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 160(3)(a)

[^key-100945b3061fbeb452b8dd2b2d10715c]: Words in Sch. 7 table substituted (1.4.2013) by The National Treatment Agency (Abolition) and the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/235), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 160(3)(b)(i)

[^key-e0fcb2c6ce6c2c786aa14665c0dc59c7]: Word in Sch. 7 table omitted (1.4.2013) by virtue of The National Treatment Agency (Abolition) and the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/235), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 160(3)(b)(ii)

[^key-e496a1d02ca31d3b6fdf09f915fe021d]: Words in reg. 2(1) omitted (1.4.2013) by virtue of The National Treatment Agency (Abolition) and the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/235), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 160(2)(b)

[^key-4a5300398ac8caa5e949488eeeb6efad]: Sch. 3 substituted (1.7.2013) by The Care Planning, Placement and Case Review and Fostering Services (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/984), regs. 1, 12

[^key-6ae46680ebf8d821d1fab7c2952cd8d4]: Words in reg. 2(1) inserted (1.7.2013) by The Care Planning, Placement and Case Review and Fostering Services (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/984), regs. 1, 6(a)

[^key-70eb8ffb14c8bca1dddb3f56657d307b]: Words in reg. 2(1) inserted (1.7.2013) by The Care Planning, Placement and Case Review and Fostering Services (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/984), regs. 1, 6(b)

[^key-bb1f90bc5251444db57bb630997dcafe]: Reg. 26(1)-(4) substituted (1.7.2013) by The Care Planning, Placement and Case Review and Fostering Services (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/984), regs. 1, 7

[^key-b1323d0e8a64d93f9b8aa45ddf4f086d]: Reg. 28(7)(aa) inserted (1.7.2013) by The Care Planning, Placement and Case Review and Fostering Services (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/984), regs. 1, 8(a)

[^key-81c424ac37bd33242133b584f2cca10b]: Words in reg. 28(9) inserted (1.7.2013) by The Care Planning, Placement and Case Review and Fostering Services (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/984), regs. 1, 8(b)

[^key-1e2d23d3aa200ef41edc96c35f5f0ad0]: Reg. 28(9A) inserted (1.7.2013) by The Care Planning, Placement and Case Review and Fostering Services (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/984), regs. 1, 8(c)

[^key-4413be888a4e388892b66dc0a134de8c]: Word in reg. 28(12) inserted (1.7.2013) by The Care Planning, Placement and Case Review and Fostering Services (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/984), regs. 1, 8(d)

[^key-96cd139866e38c6498984bd55d6306e7]: Words in reg. 30(4) inserted (1.7.2013) by The Care Planning, Placement and Case Review and Fostering Services (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/984), regs. 1, 9(a)

[^key-58a36efd7fa2c31b7ff287869a5c0999]: Words in reg. 30(4)(b) inserted (1.7.2013) by The Care Planning, Placement and Case Review and Fostering Services (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/984), regs. 1, 9(b)

[^key-87f758333b12a6e4d7be5e791fe45759]: Words in reg. 31(a) inserted (1.7.2013) by The Care Planning, Placement and Case Review and Fostering Services (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/984), regs. 1, 10

[^key-3057ec3eff08a665dd9dfdfef49bce52]: Words in reg. 32(2) inserted (1.7.2013) by The Care Planning, Placement and Case Review and Fostering Services (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/984), regs. 1, 11(a)

[^key-963b181b6b8797ec0e1ed88cfb4e4f6f]: Reg. 32(6) substituted (1.7.2013) by The Care Planning, Placement and Case Review and Fostering Services (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/984), regs. 1, 11(b)

[^key-e5d692eb3dfadaaa4da85a29657aea68]: Words in Sch. 7 substituted (27.1.2014) by The Childrens Homes and Looked after Children (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/3239), regs. 1(1), 29(a)

[^key-5091fa70770d6a0da47bf6311f4fa41a]: Word in Sch. 7 inserted (27.1.2014) by The Childrens Homes and Looked after Children (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/3239), regs. 1(1), 29(b)

[^key-80cb5762965ab74a7b3ef2f632c17c31]: Reg. 13(3) substituted (27.1.2014) by The Childrens Homes and Looked after Children (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/3239), regs. 1(1), 28

[^key-0cc8a1c019a90a87021820ca27bf8e88]: Reg. 25(2A) inserted (1.4.2015) by The Care Planning and Fostering (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/495), regs. 1, 12

[^key-f0e12c5d7bdde9566992ca1d754f44a1]: Word in reg. 5(3)(a) substituted (6.4.2016) by The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Act 2013 (Consequential Amendments) (Bankruptcy) and the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/481), reg. 1, Sch. 2 para. 13

[^key-7d11e698c277681cba76bf496584858b]: Words in reg. 23(10)(b) substituted (3.4.2017) by The Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 (Consequential Amendments to Secondary Legislation) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/52), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 23(2)

[^key-850fa43017363bb3279aaf90eb0fcb17]: Words in reg. 23(10)(b) substituted (2.12.2019) by The Children and Social Work Act 2017 (Consequential Amendments) (Social Workers) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1094), reg. 1, Sch. 3 para. 25; S.I. 2019/1436, reg. 2(b)

[^key-0d1a658ee3c70653dd28ec4f53dd9eeb]: Words in reg. 26(2) substituted (temp.) (25.9.2020 to 31.3.2021) by virtue of The Adoption and Children (Coronavirus) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/909), regs. 1(3), 5(2)(a) (with reg. 8)

[^key-b1c4294aed5d096a328077990be78787]: Reg. 26(2A)(2B) inserted (temp.) (25.9.2020 to 31.3.2021) by virtue of The Adoption and Children (Coronavirus) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/909), regs. 1(3), 5(2)(b) (with reg. 8)

[^key-a4f7f9f0032498768ad1a84f5dbb87d2]: Words in Sch.7 substituted (1.7.2022) by The Health and Care Act 2022 (Consequential and Related Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/634), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 1(1)(3) (with Sch. para. 1(2))

[^key-9aacf1cd549d90d2f09681a663dafb03]: Sch. 4 Pt. 1 para. 1A inserted (1.7.2022) by The Health and Care Act 2022 (Consequential and Related Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/634), regs. 1(2), 133(2)(a)

[^key-2a1011c216c8da1323907fb06b9e1a38]: Sch. 4 Pt. 1 para. 6A inserted (1.7.2022) by The Health and Care Act 2022 (Consequential and Related Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/634), regs. 1(2), 133(2)(b)

[^key-686867f25be956f56db7b5ca17a85eb7]: Sch. 4 Pt. 1 para. 10A inserted (1.7.2022) by The Health and Care Act 2022 (Consequential and Related Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/634), regs. 1(2), 133(2)(c)

[^key-df42db88027514f2a07b99b87f8e7b66]: Words in reg. 2(1) omitted (1.7.2022) by virtue of The Health and Care Act 2022 (Consequential and Related Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/634), regs. 1(2), 50(2)(a)

[^key-c2d19fa08abb89d7fd9f5381a5ee66de]: Words in reg. 2(1) inserted (1.7.2022) by The Health and Care Act 2022 (Consequential and Related Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/634), regs. 1(2), 50(2)(b)

[^key-26f2ac829f65715bb6a228e3cde85b26]: Words in Regulations substituted (6.11.2023) by The Health and Care Act 2022 (Further Consequential Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2023 (S.I. 2023/1071), reg. 1(1), Sch. para. 1

PART 1

PART 2

14

Past and present employment or occupation, standard of living, leisure activities and interests.

15

Previous experience (if any) of caring for their own and other children.

16

Skills, competence and potential relevant to their capacity to care effectively for a child placed with them.

Appointment of manager

Fitness of manager

Registered person – general requirements

Notification of offences

Column 1Event	Column 2To be notified to:	Column 2To be notified to:	Column 2To be notified to:	Column 2To be notified to:	Column 2To be notified to:	Column 2To be notified to:
Column 1Event	Chief Inspector	Responsible authority	Secretary of State	Area authority	Police	integrated care board and NHS England
Death of a child placed with foster parents	yes	yes	yes	yes		yes
Information is provided to the Disclosure and Barring Service under any of sections 35, 36, 39, 41 or 45 of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 in respect of an individual working for a fostering service	yes	yes
Serious illness or serious accident of a child placed with foster parents	yes	yes
Outbreak at the home of a foster parent of any infectious disease which in the opinion of a general practitioner attending the home is sufficiently serious to be so notified	yes	yes		yes		. . .
Allegation that a child placed with foster parents has committed a serious offence		yes			yes
Involvement or suspected involvement of a child placed with foster parents in sexual exploitation	yes	yes		yes	yes
Serious incident relating to a child placed with foster parents necessitating calling the police to the foster parent's home	yes	yes
A child placed with foster parents is missing from the placement		yes		yes	yes
Any serious complaint about any foster parent approved by the fostering agency	yes	yes
Instigation and outcome of any child protection enquiry involving a child placed with foster parents	yes	yes		yes

1A

Any of the following offences—

• (a) an offence of virginity testing under section 136 of the Health and Care Act 2022,

• (b) an offence of offering to carry out virginity testing under section 137 of that Act,

• (c) an offence of aiding or abetting etc a person to carry out virginity testing under section 138 of that Act,

• (d) an offence of carrying out hymenoplasty under section 148 of that Act,

• (e) an offence of offering to carry out hymenoplasty under section 149 of that Act, and

• (f) an offence of aiding or abetting etc a person to carry out hymenoplasty under section 150 of that Act.

6A

Any of the following offences—

• (a) an offence of virginity testing under section 140 of the Health and Care Act 2022,

• (b) an offence of offering to carry out virginity testing under section 141 of that Act,

• (c) an offence of aiding or abetting etc a person to carry out virginity testing under section 142 of that Act,

• (d) an offence of carrying out hymenoplasty under section 152 of that Act,

• (e) an offence of offering to carry out hymenoplasty under section 153 of that Act, and

• (f) an offence of aiding or abetting etc a person to carry out hymenoplasty under section 154 of that Act.

10A

Any of the following offences—

• (a) an offence of virginity testing under section 144 of the Health and Care Act 2022,

• (b) an offence of offering to carry out virginity testing under section 145 of that Act,

• (c) an offence of aiding or abetting etc a person to carry out virginity testing under section 146 of that Act,

• (d) an offence of carrying out hymenoplasty under section 156 of that Act,

• (e) an offence of offering to carry out hymenoplasty under section 157 of that Act, and

• (f) an offence of aiding or abetting etc a person to carry out hymenoplasty under section 158 of that Act.