Following the last post I have now read the relevant parts of the report itself and the situation is clearer still.
Singleton says:
"I have therefore decided to recommend that overseas exchange visits should be
regarded as private arrangements where overseas parents accept the responsibility for
the selection of the host family and would not require registration. The period should
be less than 28 days so that such placements will continue to fall within the provisions
of the private foster care arrangements in the Children Act 1989. Furthermore the
ISA should be asked to monitor the arrangements so that the Secretary of State can
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Recommendations
be satisfied that children are not put at risk by the decision to regard this as a private
arrangement. My recommendation would not prevent an individual school
from asking host parents to register if it wished to offer that additional measure
of protection, but it would not be a statutory requirement."
So, it would appear that registration is not required. This is clealry the intention of the report, which the government has accepted in full.
Singleton says:
"I have therefore decided to recommend that overseas exchange visits should be
regarded as private arrangements where overseas parents accept the responsibility for
the selection of the host family and would not require registration. The period should
be less than 28 days so that such placements will continue to fall within the provisions
of the private foster care arrangements in the Children Act 1989. Furthermore the
ISA should be asked to monitor the arrangements so that the Secretary of State can
19
Recommendations
be satisfied that children are not put at risk by the decision to regard this as a private
arrangement. My recommendation would not prevent an individual school
from asking host parents to register if it wished to offer that additional measure
of protection, but it would not be a statutory requirement."
So, it would appear that registration is not required. This is clealry the intention of the report, which the government has accepted in full.
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