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The Children (Private Arrangements for Fostering) (Wales) Regulations 2006

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Action to be taken by local authority on receipt of notification about a child being privately fostered

7.  Where a local authority have received notification under regulation 5 or 6 they must for the purposes of discharging their functions under section 67(1) of the Act, arrange for an officer of the authority within seven working days to—

(a)visit the premises where the child is being cared for and accommodated;

(b)visit and speak to the private foster carer and to all members of the private foster carer’s household;

(c)visit and speak to the child, alone unless the officer considers it inappropriate;

(d)speak to and, if it is practicable to do so, visit every parent of, or person with parental responsibility for the child; and

(e)establish such matters listed in Schedule 3 as appear to the officer to be relevant.

(2) Having completed the functions under paragraph (1) the officer must make a written report to the local authority.

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