The Fostering Services (England) Regulations 2011

Fitness of manager

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7.—(1) A person must not manage a fostering agency unless they are fit to do so.

(2) A person is not fit to manage a fostering agency unless that person—

(a)is of integrity and good character;

(b)having regard to the size of the fostering agency, its statement of purpose, and the numbers and needs of the children placed by it—

(i)has the qualifications, skills and experience necessary for managing the fostering agency, and

(ii)is physically and mentally fit to manage a fostering agency,

and full and satisfactory information is available in relation to that person in respect of each of the matters specified in Schedule 1.