Section 67Part 9 — PRIVATE ARRANGEMENTS FOR FOSTERING CHILDREN
Privately fostered children
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67. (1) In this Part — Section 68 Children Law Page 80 Revised as at 31st day of July, 2012 c
“a privately fostered child” means a child who is under the age of 16 and who is cared for, and provided with accommodation by, someone other than —
a parent of his; responsibility for him; or
a person who is not a parent of his but who has parental
a relative of his; and
“to foster a child privately” means to look after the child in circumstances in which he is a privately fostered child as defined by this section.
A child is not a privately fostered child if the person caring for and accommodating him —
has done so for a period of less than twenty eight days; and
does not intend to do so for any longer period.
Subsection (1) is subject to —
the provisions of section 64; and
the exceptions made by paragraphs 1 to 5 of Schedule 8.
In the case of a child who is disabled, subsection (1)(a) shall have effect as if for “16” there were substituted “18”.
Schedule 8 has effect for the purposes of supplementing the provision made by this Part.