The Fostering Services Regulations 2002

Regulation 27

SCHEDULE 3 INFORMATION AS TO PROSPECTIVE FOSTER PARENT AND OTHER MEMBERS OF HIS HOUSEHOLD AND FAMILY

1.  His full name, address and date of birth.

2.  Details of his health (supported by a medical report), personality, marital status and details of his current and any previous marriage or similar relationship.

3.  Particulars of any other adult members of his household.

4.  Particulars of the children in his family, whether or not members of his household, and any other children in his household.

5.  Particulars of his accommodation.

6.  His religious persuasion, and his capacity to care for a child from any particular religious persuasion.

7.  His racial origin, his cultural and linguistic background and his capacity to care for a child from any particular origin or cultural or linguistic background.

8.  His past and present employment or occupation, his standard of living and leisure activities and interests.

9.  His previous experience (if any) of caring for his own and other children.

10.  His skills, competence and potential relevant to his capacity to care effectively for a child placed with him.

11.  The outcome of any request or application made by him or any other member of his household to foster or adopt children, or for registration for child minding or day care(1), including particulars of any previous approval or refusal of approval relating to him or to any other member of his household.

12.  The names and addresses of two persons who will provide personal references for the prospective foster parent.

13.  In relation to the prospective foster parent, either—

(a) an enhanced criminal record certificate issued under section 115 of the Police Act 1997(2) including the matters specified in section 115(6A) of that Act; or

(b) where any certificate of information on any matters referred to in sub-paragraph (a) is not available to an individual because any provision of the Police Act 1997 has not been brought into force, details of any criminal offences—

(i) of which the person has been convicted, including details of any convictions which are spent within the meaning of section 1 of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974(3) and which may be disclosed by virtue of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975(4); or

(ii) in respect of which he has been cautioned by a constable and which, at the time the caution was given, he admitted; and

in relation to each member of the household aged 18 or over, details of any criminal offences such as are mentioned in sub-paragraphs (i) and (ii) of paragraph 13(b).

(1)

Registration for child minding or day care is provided for by Part XA of the 1989 Act in respect of England and Wales and Part X of that Act in respect of Scotland.

(2)

See the footnotes to paragraph 2 of Schedule 1.

(3)

1974 c. 53.

(4)

S.I. 1975/1023. Relevant amendments have been made by S.I. 1986/1249, S.I. 1986/2268 and S.I. 2001/1192.