Cross-border Placement of Children (Requirements, Effect and Enforcement) (Scotland) Regulations 2026: practice guidance, notice and undertaking template
Guidance primarily for local authorities in England and Wales and Health and Social Care Trusts or Education Authorities in Northern Ireland which are involved in the placing of children into residential care homes and foster care in Scotland.
Annex B
Placement notice template – fostering placements
This written notice is given to the following persons to comply with the Cross-Border Placement of Children (Requirements, Effect and Enforcement) (Scotland) Regulations 2026:
- The Health Board which provides health services in the area in which the child is to be subject to an ongoing foster placement
- The Chief Social Work Officer of the receiving fostering authority
- Any person acting for the time being as the Chief Education Officer of the receiving fostering authority
- The Scottish Ministers
- Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland
- The Chief Constable of Police Scotland
Name and title of authorised representative of the placing fostering authority:
Address:
Email:
Tel:
This notice is given in accordance with regulation 21(2)/ 28(2)/ 33(a) of the Regulations.
The following information is provided in respect of the child being placed in Scotland:
the name of the child subject to an ongoing foster placement:
where applicable, the child’s preferred name
the date of birth of the child
the name of the placing local authority
the name of the receiving local authority
The name of the fostering service manager
Confirmation that an agreement has been entered into between the placing authority and the foster carer
in respect of the child’s social worker within the placing fostering authority, their name, contact telephone number, email address and postal address
in respect of the child’s general practitioner (GP), their name and postal address
the circumstances giving rise to the placement of the child
the proposed date on which the child will be placed with the foster carer
the proposed educational arrangements for the child
the legal authorisation for the placement arising under the law of England and Wales, or as the case may be, Northern Ireland
The time that the order comes into effect, is due to be reviewed, and expires (if not subsequently extended)
Signed by:
on behalf of:
(Placing fostering authority)
Date: