Care Standards Act 2000

Valid from 01/07/2001

48 Regulation of the exercise of relevant fostering functions. E+W

(1) Regulations may make provision about the exercise by local authorities of relevant fostering functions, and may in particular make provision—

(a) as to the persons who are fit to work for local authorities in connection with the exercise of such functions;

(b) as to the fitness of premises to be used by local authorities in their exercise of such functions;

(c) as to the management and control of the operations of local authorities in their exercise of such functions;

(d) as to the numbers of persons, or persons of any particular type, working for local authorities in connection with the exercise of such functions;

(e) as to the management and training of such persons.

(2) Regulations under subsection (1)(a) may, in particular, make provision for prohibiting persons from working for local authorities in such positions as may be prescribed unless they are registered in, or in a particular part of, one of the registers maintained under section 56(1).

Commencement Information

I1 S. 48 wholly in force at 1.4.2002; s. 48 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 122; s. 48 in force for W. at 1.7.2001 by S.I. 2001/2190, art. 2, Sch. Table; s. 48 in force for E. for certain purposes at 20.11.2001 by S.I. 2001/3852, arts. 1(4), 3(2)(3)(a)(ii) (subject to transitional provisions in Sch. 1 and with transitional provisions in Sch. 2) (as amended by S.I. 2001/4150, 2002/1493, 2002/1790, 2002/2001, 2002/3210); s. 48 in force for E. for remaining purposes at 1.4.2002 by S.I. 2001/3852, arts. 1(4), 3(2)(7)(g) (subject to transitional provisions in Sch. 1 and with transitional provisions in Sch. 2) (as amended by S.I. 2001/4150, 2002/1493, 2002/1790, 2002/2001, 2002/3210)