Foster carersS
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21.—(1) A local authority may make a decision to approve a person as a suitable carer for a child who is looked after by that authority in terms of section 17(6) of the 1995 Act which carer shall be known as a “foster carer”.
(2) A decision to approve a person as a foster carer must be made in accordance with regulation 22.