PART IV LOCAL AUTHORITY VISITS TO CHILDREN PLACED BY VOLUNTARYORGANISATIONS

15 Circumstances necessitating visits by local authorities
1 Subject to paragraph (2) every local authority shall arrange for oneof their officers to visit every child who is accommodated with a fosterparent within their area by or on behalf of a voluntary organisation inany of the following circumstances and within the periodsspecified—
(a) within 28 days of the placement with the foster parent;
(b) where the voluntary organisation which made the placement with thefoster parent make representations to the local authority that there arecircumstances relating to the child which require a visit, within 14days of the receipt of the representations;
(c) where the local authority are informed that the welfare of thechild may not be being safeguarded or promoted, as soon as reasonablypracticable but in any event within 7 days of being informed;
(d) where the local authority are satisfied, following a visit to achild under this regulation in respect of a placement with the fosterparent, that the child’s welfare is being safeguarded and promoted, atintervals of not more than six months.
2 This regulation shall not apply to children in respect of whom thelocal authority have made arrangements under regulation 8.