Standards and legislation
Consultation responses
- 2020 Children and Young People's Workforce Strategy: the Fostering Network's response (2009) Word
- Consultation response form on the proposed National Minimum Standards for fostering (2009) Word
- Consultation response on the draft proposed National Minimum Standards for Fostering (2009) Word
- Consultation response on the proposed Family and Friends care guidance (2010) Word
- Giving children and young people a right to appeal (2009) Word
- Response to draft statutory guidance for Local Authorities on family and friends care (2010) Word
- Response to the Laming report on safeguarding (2009) Word
Policy and position statements
Publications
Resource lists
- Laws and legislation (2009) PDF Members only
Useful links
- Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales (CSSIW) http://wales.gov.uk/cssiwsubsite
- Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000 www.opsi.gov.uk
- Children Act 1989 www.opsi.gov.uk
- Children Act 2004 www.opsi.gov.uk
- Children and Young Persons Act 2008 www.opsi.gov.uk
- Children Order Series of Regulations and Guidance Volume 3: Family Placements and Private Fostering www.dhsspsni.gov.uk
- Department of Education www.dfe.gov.uk
- Fostering services: national minimum standards - fostering services regulations www.dh.gov.uk
- Guidance on Looked After Children (Scotland) Regulations 2009 and the Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007 (2010) www.scotland.gov.uk
- National care standards: foster care and family placement services (Scotland) www.scotland.gov.uk
- National Minimum Standards for Fostering Services (Wales) www.csiw.wales.gov.uk
- Ofsted www.ofsted.gov.uk
- Scottish Commission for the regulation of care www.carecommission.com
- Special Guardianship (Wales) Regulations 2005 www.opsi.gov.uk
- Special Guardianship Regulations 2005 www.opsi.gov.uk
- The Foster Placement (Children) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 www.opsi.gov.uk
- The Fostering of Children (Scotland) Regulations 1996 www.opsi.gov.uk
- The Fostering Services (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (2008) www.opsi.gov.uk
- The Fostering Services (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (2009) www.opsi.gov.uk
- The Fostering Services (Wales) Regulations 2003 www.opsi.gov.uk
- The Looked After Children (Scotland) Regulations 2009 www.opsi.gov.uk
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