These Regulations are made under section 68 of the Children Act 1989.
These Regulations list individuals who are disqualified from acting as a private foster carer. By operation of s.65 of the Children Act 1989, such individuals are also disqualified from carrying on, or being employed in, a children’s home.
These Regulations control the provision in Wales of direct payments instead of services under the Children Act 1989.
These Regulations set out how children’s homes in England must be run in order to achieve and maintain registration under the Care Standards Act 2000.
These Regulations control the operation of adoption agencies (both local authority and voluntary agencies) in England.
These Regulations control the operation of the fostering and adoption independent review mechanism for England.
These Regulations set out the information to be contained in notifications given in England under section 30A of the Care Standards Act 2000 (notice to local authority of enforcement activity).
These Regulations are made under section 23ZA of the Children Act 1989, and set out how Welsh local authorities are to discharge their obligations to visit former looked after children who are now in detention.
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 59 and 62 of the Children Act 1989, and paragraph 4 of Schedule 4 to the Children Act 1989, paragraph 7 of Schedule 5 to the Children Act 1989 and paragraph 10 of Schedule 6 to the Children Act 1989.
These Regulations control the placement of children by voluntary organisations in England.