The Fostering Panels (Establishment and Functions) (Wales) Regulations 2018

Transitional provisions

14.—(1) Any member of a fostering panel established under regulation 24 of the 2003 Regulations who remained a panel member immediately before these Regulations came into force is, from the date these Regulations come into force, deemed to have been appointed as a member of a panel constituted under these Regulations for a period equivalent to the remainder of the term of office for which the person was appointed under the 2003 Regulations.

(2) Where a fostering panel established under regulation 24 of the 2003 Regulations starts to consider a case referred to it under section 26(1) of those Regulations but defers making a recommendation until after the date on which these Regulations come into force, the fostering panel may continue to consider that case under the 2003 Regulations as if these Regulations had not been made.

(3) In a case where a fostering service provider, as defined in the 2003 Regulations(1), had, prior to the coming into force of these Regulations—

(a) started, but not completed, its assessment of a prospective foster parent under regulation 27 of the 2003 Regulations,

(b) started to consider, but not made, its decision to approve a person as a foster parent under regulation 28 of the 2003 Regulations,

(c) started, but not completed, its review of the approval of a foster parent under regulation 29 of the 2003 Regulations,

the fostering service provider must complete those functions as if these Regulations had not been made.

(1)

See the definition of “fostering service provider” in regulation 2(1) of the 2003 Regulations.