## “Matters to be taken into account when assessing the suitability of any person to care for C”, 

(b) in the opening words to paragraph 1 omit the word “connected”, 

(c) in paragraph 1(d)(i) omit the word “connected”, 

(d) in paragraph 1(d)(v) omit the word “connected”, 

(e) for paragraph 1(e)(v) substitute— 

(f) in paragraph 1(h) omit the word “connected”. 

## Amendment of the Fostering Services (England) Regulations 2011 

9. —(1) The 2011 Regulations are amended as follows. 

“(v) particulars of relatives and any relationships with C and the person,”, and 

## PART 8 

## Fostering Services 

(2) In regulation 4(b) (review of statement of purpose and children’s guide), for “within 28 days” substitute “as soon as is reasonably practicable”. 

(3) In regulation 6(3) (appointment of manager), for “without delay” substitute “as soon as is reasonably practicable”. 

(4) In regulation 9 (notification of offences), for “without delay” substitute “, as soon as is reasonably practicable,”. 

(5) In regulation 10 (manager), for “without delay” in both places it occurs substitute “as soon as is reasonably practicable”. 

(6) In regulation 23 (constitution and membership of fostering panel)— 

(a) in paragraph (4)— 

(i) for “must constitute” substitute “may constitute”, and 

(ii) after “Regulations, and” insert “where a panel is constituted, the fostering service provider”, 

(b) in paragraph (7) omit “the fostering panel has sufficient members, and that”. 

(7) For regulation 24(1)(iii) (meetings of fostering panel) substitute— 

“(iii) one other independent person, and”. 

(8) In the opening words of regulation 25(4) (functions of fostering panel), for “must also” substitute “may also”. 

(9) In regulation 26 (assessment of prospective foster parent)— 

(a) in paragraph (1C)(b) for “may not be given more than 10 working days” substitute “must be sent as soon as is reasonably practicable”, 

(b) for the opening words of paragraph (2) substitute— 

“(2) Subject to paragraphs (2A) and (3), where the fostering service provider have obtained all the information set out in paragraph (1A) and have not given the notification in paragraph (1B), the fostering service provider must—”, 

(c) in paragraph (2)(d) at the beginning insert “decide whether to refer the case to the fostering panel or to proceed to make a decision under regulation 27 without such a referral and, where the case is referred the fostering service provider must”, 

(d) after paragraph (2) insert— 

“(2A) The fostering service provider may comply with paragraph (2)(a) even if the information required by paragraphs 2 and 9 of Schedule 3 has yet to be obtained.”, and 

