Notification of the end of a private fostering arrangement
10. (1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), any person who has been privately fostering a child, but has ceased to do so must notify the appropriate local authority within 48 hours and must include in the notification the name and address of the person into whose care the child was received and that person’s relationship with the child.
(2) Where a person has been privately fostering a child but has ceased to do so because of the death of the child that person must in the notification indicate that that is the reason.
(3) Paragraph (1) will not apply where the private foster carer intends to resume the private fostering arrangement after an interval of not more than 27 days but if—
(a) the private foster carer subsequently abandons his or her intention; or
(b) the interval expires without the private foster carer having given effect to his or her intention,
the private foster carer must notify the local authority within 48 hours of abandoning his or her intention or, as the case may be, the expiry of the interval.
(4) Any parent of a privately fostered child, and any other person who has parental responsibility for the child, who has given notification to the local authority under regulation 3(2) or (3) must notify the appropriate local authority of the ending of the private fostering arrangement and must include in the notification the name and address of the person into whose care the child was received and that person’s relationship with the child.