Part 5 U.K. Miscellaneous

Local authority services E+W

49 Payments to foster parents E+W

(1) The appropriate person may by order make provision as to the payments to be made—

(a) by a children’s services authority in England or Wales or a person exercising functions on its behalf to a local authority foster parent with whom any child is placed by that authority or person under section 23(2)(a) of the Children Act 1989;

(b) by a voluntary organisation to any person with whom any child is placed by that organisation under section 59(1)(a) of that Act.

(2) In subsection (1)—

• “appropriate person” means—

  (a)

  the Secretary of State, in relation to a children’s services authority in England;

  (b)

  the Assembly, in relation to a children’s services authority in Wales;

• “local authority foster parent” and “voluntary organisation” have the same meanings as in the Children Act 1989.

(3) In section 23(2)(a) of the Children Act 1989, at the end insert . “ (subject to section 49 of the Children Act 2004) ”

(4) In section 59(1)(a) of that Act, at the end insert “ (subject to section 49 of the Children Act 2004) ”.