Midlothian Council Fostering Service

1. By 12 January 2026, the provider must promote the safety and wellbeing of children, young people, and caregiver families by ensuring that statutory processes are followed with respect to the emergency placement of children outwith carer approval. To do this, the provider must, at a minimum: a) Ensure caregiver families are not routinely being required to care for more than three unrelated children at a time b) Ensure that written agency decision maker approval is obtained at the time of placement based on an assessment of carer capacity c) Ensure caregivers are returned to the fostering panel for review within 4 weeks This is to comply with Regulation 4(1)(a) (welfare of users) of the Social Care and Social Work improvement Scotland (requirements for care services) regulations 2011 (SS1 2011/210). This is to comply with Regulation 27A and 27B and of The Looked After Children (Scotland) Regulations 2009 (SS1 2009/210). This is to ensure that care