The Fostering Services Regulations 2002

Statutory Instruments

2002 No. 57

SOCIAL CARE, ENGLAND

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS, ENGLAND

The Fostering Services Regulations 2002

Made

14th January 2002

Laid before Parliament

15th January 2002

Coming into force

1st April 2002

The Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 22(1), (2)(a) to (c), (e) to (j), (6), (7)(a) to (h), (j), 25(1), 34(1), 48(1), 52(1), 118(5) to (7) of the Care Standards Act 2000(1) and sections 23(2)(a) and (9), 59(2) and 62(3) of, and paragraph 12 of Schedule 2 to, the Children Act 1989(2) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf and having consulted such persons as he considers appropriate(3), hereby makes the following Regulations:—

(1)

2000 c. 14. These powers are exercisable by the appropriate Minister, who is defined in section 121(1) of the Care Standards Act, in relation to England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, as the Secretary of State, and in relation to Wales, as the National Assembly for Wales. “Prescribed” and “regulations” are defined in section 121(1) of that Act.

(2)

1989 c. 41. These powers are exercisable by the Secretary of State in relation to England. Their exercise in relation to Wales has been transferred to the National Assembly for Wales by virtue of article 2 of, and the entry for the Children Act 1989 in Schedule 1 to, the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672).

(3)

See section 22(9) of the Care Standards Act 2000 for the requirement to consult.