The Arrangements for Placement of Children by Voluntary Organisations and Others (England) Regulations 2011

Visits

13.—(1) A voluntary organisation must satisfy themselves that the welfare of each child placed by them with a foster parent continues to be suitably provided for by the placement, and for that purpose the voluntary organisation must make arrangements for a person authorised by the organisation to visit the child, where the child is living—

(a) from time to time as circumstances may require,

(b) when reasonably requested by the child or the foster parent, and

(c) in any event (subject to regulation 28)—

(i) in the first year of the placement, within 1 week from the start of the placement and then at intervals of not more than 6 weeks, and

(ii) subsequently, at intervals of not more than 3 months.

(2) On each occasion on which the child is visited under this regulation the voluntary organisation must ensure that the person they have authorised to carry out the visit—

(a) sees the child alone unless the child, being of sufficient age and understanding to do so, refuses, and

(b) prepares a written report of the visit.