Children Act 1989 (c. 41)

113.

In Schedule 2, in paragraph 12F137 (approval of local authority foster parents)—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (1)(a) after “prescribed” insert “in regulations made by the Secretary of State”;

(b)

in sub-paragraph (1)(b) for “that national authority” substitute “the Secretary of State”;

(c)

in the following provisions for “appropriate national authority” in each place that it occurs, substitute “Secretary of State”—

(i)

sub-paragraph (1)(b);

(ii)

sub-paragraph (4);

(iii)

sub-paragraph (5);

(iv)

sub-paragraph (6);

(v)

sub-paragraph (7);

(vi)

sub-paragraph (8);

(vii)

sub-paragraph (9);

(d)

omit sub-paragraph (10);

(e)

in sub-paragraph (11), in the definition of “organisation” after “includes” insert “the Welsh Ministers,”.