asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will issue guidance to local authorities regarding the responsibilities of social services departments which advertise through newspapers for members of the public willing to provide a home for a juvenile in care that they should disclose any criminal background that juvenile may have to a member of the public willing to accept the juvenile into his or her home.

I have asked the Working Party on Fostering Practice, whose Guide on Fostering Practice is expected to be available later this year, to consider the point raised by the hon. Member.