These Regulations control the operation of the fostering and adoption independent review mechanism for England.
These Regulations set out how local authorities in England are to comply with their duty to provide short breaks for carers. They also require short breaks services statements to be published by local authorities.
These Regulations set out how often children in long-term residential care are to be visited and how visits are to be conducted.
These Regulations are made under sections 22, 34 and 48 of the Care Standards Act 2000 and sections 22C, 26, 31A, 59 of, and paragraphs 12A to 12G of Schedule 2 to the Children Act 1989.
These Regulations control the operation of local authority fostering services and independent fostering agencies, in England.
These Regulations supplement the leaving care provisions of the Children Act 1989.
These Regulations impose a wide range of obligations on local authorities in England in relation to care planning for children who are looked after.
These Regulations establish a procedure for considering representations, including complaints, about the exercise of certain functions of local authorities in England in relation to children.
These Regulations set out a procedure for independent review of various adoption and fostering decisions taken by local authorities in Wales.
These Regulations control the way in which special guardianship support services are to be provided by local authorities in England.
These Regulations, together with section 25 of the Children Act 1989, control the use of secure accommodation as a placement for a looked-after child.