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Private fostering is when a child under the age of 16 (18 if disabled) is living with someone other than a parent or person with parental responsibility, a relative who is a brother, sister, uncle, aunt, grandparent or step-parent for 28 days or more.
You must inform your local Children’s Social Care Office social services of this arrangement not earlier than 13 weeks or later than 6 weeks before it begins. If it is an emergency placement you must inform the local authority within 48 hours of the arrangement beginning.
Social Services Children’s Social Care will need to visit you to assess the situation to ensure that the needs of the child are being met and that their welfare is being safeguarded and promoted. They will also need to make sure that the child is at no risk of harm.
You are required to let the local authority know if your circumstances change. You must also let the local authority know when the placement comes to an end and let them know the name and address of the person who has taken over care of the child.
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