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8.—(1) Where a local authority looking after a child are satisfied that thechild should be placed with a foster parent, they may make arrangementsunder this regulation for the other duties imposed on them under thisPart of these Regulations to be discharged on their behalf by avoluntary organisation.
(2) A local authority are not to make arrangements under this regulationunless—
(a)they are satisfied—
(i)as to the capacity of the voluntary organisation to discharge dutieson their behalf, and
(ii)that those arrangements are the most suitable way for thoseduties to be discharged; and
(b)they enter into a written agreement with the voluntary organisationabout the arrangements, providing for consultation and for exchange ofinformation and reports between the authority and the organisation.
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