Nomination of responsible carer and responsible foster parent
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86.—(1) This regulation makes provision for the nomination of the responsible carer or the responsible foster parent in relation to a child.
(2) Only one of joint claimants may be nominated as a responsible carer or a responsible foster parent.
(3) The nomination applies to all the children, where there is more than one, for whom either of the joint claimants is responsible.
(4) Joint claimants may change which member is nominated—
(a)once in a 12 month period, starting from the date of the previous nomination; or
(b)on any occasion where the Secretary of State considers that there has been a change of circumstances which is relevant to the nomination.