Private fostering - What will Children's Services do when I tell them about the private fostering arrangement?

The law says we must make regular visits to ensure a child being privately fostered is safe and well cared for and that advice is available to the carers.  We also have to check:

• the suitability of the foster carers and others in the household;
• with the Police and health service;
• how long the arrangement will be for;
• the child's health and education needs;
• the child's racial and cultural needs;
• the child's wishes and feelings about the fostering arrangements;
• the contact arrangements with the child's parents and the way they continue to exercise parental responsibility; and
• financial arrangements.