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(1)It shall be the duty of every local authority to satisfy themselves that the welfare of children who are privately fostered within their area is being satisfactorily safeguarded and promoted and to secure that such advice is given to those caring for them as appears to the authority to be needed.
(2)The Secretary of State may make regulations—
(a)requiring every child who is privately fostered within a local authority’s area to be visited by an officer of the authority—
(i)in prescribed circumstances; and
(ii)on specified occasions or within specified periods; and
(b)imposing requirements which are to be met by any local authority, or officer of a local authority, in carrying out functions under this section.
(3)Where any person who is authorised by a local authority to visit privately fostered children has reasonable cause to believe that—
(a)any privately fostered child is being accommodated in premises within the authority’s area; or
(b)it is proposed to accommodate any such child in any such premises,
he may at any reasonable time inspect those premises and any children there.
(4)Any person exercising the power under subsection (3) shall, if so required, produce some duly authenticated document showing his authority to do so.
(5)Where a local authority are not satisfied that the welfare of any child who is privately fostered within their area is being satisfactorily safeguarded or promoted they shall—
(a)unless they consider that it would not be in the best interests of the child, take such steps as are reasonably practicable to secure that the care and accommodation of the child is undertaken by—
(i)a parent of his;
(ii)any person who is not a parent of his but who has parental responsibility for him; or
(iii)a relative of his; and
(b)consider the extent to which (if at all) they should exercise any of their functions under this Act with respect to the child.
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