Search Legislation

The Fostering Services (Amendment) Regulations 2008

 Help about what version

What Version

  • Latest available (Revised)
  • Original (As made)
 Help about opening options

Opening Options

Status:

This is the original version (as it was originally made). This item of legislation is currently only available in its original format.

Statutory Instruments

2008 No. 640

Social Care, England

Children And Young Persons, England

The Fostering Services (Amendment) Regulations 2008

Made

6th March 2008

Laid before Parliament

10th March 2008

Coming into force

31st March 2008

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 22(1) and section 118(5) of the Care Standards Act 2000(1), makes the following Regulations:

Citation, commencement and application

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Fostering Services (Amendment) Regulations 2008 and come into force on 31st March 2008.

(2) These Regulations apply in relation to England only.

Amendment of the Fostering Services Regulations 2002

2.—(1) Regulation 24 of the Fostering Services Regulations 2002(2) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (6), for “A” substitute “Subject to paragraph (6A), a”.

(3) After paragraph (6), insert—

(6A) Where—

(a)a member of the fostering panel holds office as a member of that fostering panel pursuant to paragraph (3)(b)(i) and is in a second consecutive term of office as a member of that fostering panel, and

(b)that term of office is due to expire on or after 31st March 2008,

that member may continue to hold office as a member of that fostering panel for a further period not exceeding twelve months.

Beverley Hughes

Minister of State

Department for Children, Schools and Families

6th March 2008

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

Regulation 2 relaxes a restriction in the Fostering Services Regulations 2002. Where a person who is registered under Part 2 of the Care Standards Act 2000 as the person carrying on a fostering agency is an individual, regulation 24(3)(b)(i) requires that individual to be a member of the agency’s fostering panel; however, regulation 24(6) restricts the period for which a person may serve as a member of the panel to two consecutive terms not exceeding three years each. Regulation 2 of these Regulations permits an individual who is a fostering panel member pursuant to regulation 24(3)(b)(i) and whose second consecutive term of office expires on or after 31st March 2008 to continue to hold office as a member of that fostering panel for a further period of up to twelve months.

(1)

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

Back to top

Options/Help

Print Options

Close

Legislation is available in different versions:

Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.

Original (As Enacted or Made): The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.

Close

Opening Options

Different options to open legislation in order to view more content on screen at once

Close

Explanatory Memorandum

Explanatory Memorandum sets out a brief statement of the purpose of a Statutory Instrument and provides information about its policy objective and policy implications. They aim to make the Statutory Instrument accessible to readers who are not legally qualified and accompany any Statutory Instrument or Draft Statutory Instrument laid before Parliament from June 2004 onwards.

Close

More Resources

Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:

  • the original print PDF of the as enacted version that was used for the print copy
  • lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
  • confers power and blanket amendment details
  • all formats of all associated documents
  • correction slips
  • links to related legislation and further information resources
Close

More Resources

Use this menu to access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:

  • the original print PDF of the as made version that was used for the print copy
  • correction slips

Click 'View More' or select 'More Resources' tab for additional information including:

  • lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
  • confers power and blanket amendment details
  • all formats of all associated documents
  • links to related legislation and further information resources