The Fostering Services Regulations 2002

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Defined terms · 22

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approval
means approval as a foster parent in accordance with regulation 28 and references to a person being approved shall be construed accordingly;
area authority
means the local authority in whose area a child is placed, in any case where that local authority is not the child’s responsible authority;
child protection enquiries
means any enquiries carried out by a local authority in the exercise of any of its functions conferred by or under the 1989 Act relating to the protection of children.
foster care agreement
has the meaning given to it by regulation 28(5)(b);
foster parent
means a person with whom a child is placed or may be placed under these Regulations, and except in Parts IV and V of these Regulations, includes any person who is not a foster parent but with whom a child is placed by a local authority under regulation 38(2);
foster placement agreement
has the meaning given to it by regulation 34(3);
fostering panel
means a panel established in accordance with regulation 24;
fostering service
means— (a) a fostering agency within the meaning of section 4(4) of the 2000 Act;
fostering service provider
means— (a) in relation to a fostering agency, a registered person;
general practitioner
means a registered medical practitioner who— (a) provides general medical services under Part II of the National Health Service Act 1977;
independent fostering agency
means a fostering agency falling within section 4(4)(a) of the 2000 Act (discharging functions of local authorities in connection with the placing of children with foster parents);
local authority fostering service
means the discharge by a local authority of relevant fostering functions within the meaning of section 43(3)(b) of the 2000 Act;
offence against a child
has the meaning given to it by section 26(1) of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 except that it does not include an offence contrary to sections 6, 12 or 13 of the Sexual Offences Act 1956 (sexual intercourse with a girl aged 13 to 16, buggery, or indecency between men) in a case where the offender was under the age of 20 at the time the offence was committed.
organisation
means a body corporate or any unincorporated association other than a partnership;
placement
means any placement of a child made by— (a) a local authority under section 23(2)(a) of the 1989 Act or a voluntary organisation under section 59(1)(a) of the 1989 Act which is not— (a) a placement with a person who falls within section 23(4) of that Act;
recommend
means recommend to the fostering service provider.
registered person
means a person who is the registered person in respect of an independent fostering agency.
responsible authority
means, in relation to a child, the local authority or voluntary organisation as the case may be, responsible for the child’s placement;
specified offence
means— the expression “offence against a child” has the meaning given to it by section 26(1) of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 except that it does not include an offence contrary to sections 6, 12 or 13 of the Sexual Offences Act 1956 (sexual intercourse with a girl aged 13 to 16, buggery, or indecency between men) in a case where the offender was under the age of 20 at the time the offence was committed.
statement of purpose
means the written statement compiled in accordance with regulation 3(1).
the 1989 Act
means the Children Act 1989;
the 2000 Act
means the Care Standards Act 2000;