Foster Children Act 1980

10 Power to prohibit the keeping of foster children

(1) Where a person proposes to keep a foster child in any premises and the local authority are of the opinion that—

(a) the premises are not suitable premises in which to keep foster children, or

(b) that person is not a suitable person to have the care and maintenance of foster children, or

(c) it would be detrimental to that child to be kept by that person in those premises,

the local authority may impose a prohibition on that person under subsection (2) below.

(2) A prohibition imposed on any person under this subsection may—

(a) prohibit him from keeping any foster child in premises specified in the prohibition ; or

(b) prohibit him from keeping any foster child in any premises in the area of the local authority ; or

(c) prohibit him from keeping a particular child specified in the prohibition in premises so specified.

(3) A local authority who have imposed a prohibition on any person under subsection (2) above, may, if they think fit, cancel the prohibition, either of their own motion or on an application made by that person on the ground of a change in the circumstances in which a foster child would be kept by him.

(4) Where a local authority impose a requirement on any person under section 9 above as respects any premises, they may prohibit him from keeping foster children in the premises after the time specified for compliance with the requirement unless the requirement is complied with.

(5) A prohibition imposed under this section shall be imposed by notice in writing addressed to the person on whom it is imposed and informing him of his right under section 11(1) below to appeal against the prohibition and of the time within which he may do so.