Part VIIIRegistered Children’s Homes
4 provisions
- CA 1989 s. 63 Private children's homes and fostering: CA 1989 s.63 Brings into effect Schedule 6 (private children's homes) and Schedule 7 (fostering more than three children without being treated as a children's home).
- CA 1989 s. 64 Welfare duties in private children's homes Duty to safeguard and promote welfare of child in private children's home, ascertain wishes of child and parents, give due consideration. Section 62 applied.
- CA 1989 s. 65 Persons disqualified from children's homes Disqualified persons cannot work/manage children's homes without disclosure & consent. England: 28-day limit. Wales: no limit. Offence with defence.
- CA 1989 s. 65A Appeal from refusal under s.65 – CA 1989 s.65A Right to appeal to the First-tier Tribunal when an authority refuses consent under s.65 for a disqualified person in a children's home.