PART IX PRIVATE ARRANGEMENTS FOR FOSTERING CHILDREN
I166 Privately fostered children.
1
In this Part—
a
“a privately fostered child” means a child who is under the age of sixteen and who is cared for, and provided with accommodation by, someone other than—
i
a parent of his;
ii
a person who is not a parent of his but who has parental responsibility for him; or
iii
a relative of his; and
b
“to foster a child privately” means to look after the child in circumstances in which he is a privately fostered child as defined by this section.
2
A child is not privately fostered child if the person caring for and accommodating him—
a
has done so for a period a period of less than 28 days; and
b
does not intend to do so for any longer period.
3
Subsection (1) is subject to —
a
the provisions of section 63; and
b
the exceptions made by paragraph 1 to 5 of Schedule 8.
4
In the case of a child who is disabled, subsection (1)(a) shall have effect as if for “sixteen"there were substituted “eighteen".
5
Schedule 8 shall have effect for the purposes of supplementing the provision made by this Part.