105Disqualification from carrying on, or being employed in, a children’s home
(1)Section 65 of the Children Act 1989 (person disqualified from fostering a child privately to be disqualified from carrying on etc children’s home) is amended as follows.
(2)Before subsection (1) insert—
“(A1)A person (“P”) who is disqualified (under section 68) from fostering a child privately must not carry on, or be otherwise concerned in the management of, or have any financial interest in, a children’s home in England unless—
(a)P has, within the period of 28 days beginning with the day on which P became aware of P’s disqualification, disclosed to the appropriate authority the fact that P is so disqualified, and
(b)P has obtained the appropriate authority’s written consent.
(A2)A person (“E”) must not employ a person (“P”) who is so disqualified in a children’s home in England unless—
(a)E has, within the period of 28 days beginning with the day on which E became aware of P’s disqualification, disclosed to the appropriate authority the fact that P is so disqualified, and
(b)E has obtained the appropriate authority’s written consent.”
(3)In subsection (1), after “children’s home” insert “in Wales”.
(4)In subsection (2), after “children’s home” insert “in Wales”.
(5)In subsection (4), after “subsection” insert “(A1), (A2),”.
(6)In subsection (5), after “subsection” insert “(A2) or”.