Requirements in relation to monitoring and improvement
5.—(1) The service provider must ensure that there are effective arrangements in place for monitoring, reviewing and improving the quality of the service.
(2) The arrangements must include arrangements for seeking the views of—
(a)any child placed with a foster parent by the service provider,
(b)the parents of any such child, unless this is inappropriate or inconsistent with the child’s well-being,
(c)foster parents,
(d)persons working for the purposes of the fostering service,
(e)the placing authority, and
(f)in the case of a child who is placed with an area authority, that area authority,
on the quality of the service and how this can be improved.
(3) When making any decisions on plans for improvement of the quality of the service, a service provider must—
(a)take into account the views of those consulted in accordance with paragraph (2), and
(b)have regard to the report prepared by the responsible individual in accordance with regulation 63(4) (quality of care review).