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 The legal and policy framework in which social work and foster care take place. It sets out the current legal and policy landscapes for foster care. This legal landscape is an ever-changing terrain and the chapter reflects it as it was at the time of writing. The foster care Standards, Regulations and Guidance are briefly introduced, as well as other relevant secondary legislation.

 The specific detail of each document is not covered, but rather the chapter signposts the reader to documents with which they should be familiar, if they are social workers working with foster carers or foster children.

 The chapter starts by considering the UKNSFC (UK Joint Working Party on Foster Care, 1999a) and the related Code of Practice on the recruitment, assessment, approval, training, management and support of foster carers (UK Joint Working Party on Foster Care, 1999b). Both these documents apply to the UK as a whole, but are not legally binding. However, although now dated, they still offer direction regarding best practice in foster care.