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Schedule 7 Events and Notifications

Schedule 7 Events and Notifications

CAPTION: schedule 7 events and notifications table
Column 1

Event
Column 2

To be notified to:
  Regulatory Authority Responsible authority Secretary of State Area authority Police Integrated Care Board
Death of a child placed with foster parents yes yes yes yes   yes
Information is provided to the Disclosure and Barring Service under any of sections 35, 36, 39, 41 or 45 of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006(1) in respect of an individual working for a fostering service yes yes        
Serious illness or serious accident of a child placed with foster parents yes yes        
Outbreak at the home of a foster parent of any infectious disease which in the opinion of a general practitioner attending the home is sufficiently serious to be so notified yes yes       yes
Allegation that a child placed with foster parents has committed a serious offence   yes     yes  
Involvement or suspected involvement of a child placed with foster parents in sexual exploitation yes yes   yes yes  
Serious incident relating to a child placed with foster parents necessitating calling the police to the foster parent’s home yes yes        
A child placed with foster parents is missing from the placement   yes   yes yes  
Any serious complaint about any foster parent approved by the fostering agency yes yes        
Instigation and outcome of any child protection enquiry involving a child placed with foster parents yes yes   yes    

Last Updated: October 17, 2023

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