f the child and, prior to the making of the order, the adopter was a friend or family member. * In relation to private fostering, “relative” has the meaning given in section 105 of the Children Act 1989. It includes only the following: grandparent, brother, sister, uncle, or aunt (whether full blood or half blood or by marriage or civil partnership), and stepparent (a married stepparent, including a civil partner). ** For the purposes of this kinship definition, the term private fostering arrangement includes only individuals accommodating a child. It does not apply to organisations or bodies. *** 16- and 17-year-olds who are disabled will be deemed to be in a private fostering arrangement. **** Pursuant to section 8 of the Children Act 1989. Looked-after child - A child is looked after by a local authority if they are provided with accommodation for a continuous period of more than 24 hours (section 20 Children Act 1989) or are subject to a care order (defined in section 22(1) Children Act 1989). Multi-agency working - Work across organisations to meet children’s needs including effective information sharing, joint decision making and co-ordinated interventions. Multi-disciplinary working - A range of practitioners and professionals from different backgrounds working together to enable the best outcomes for children. Parent - the definition of parent includes: • ‘any birth parent, with or without parental responsibility for the child’, ‘Any stepparent, with or without parental responsibility for the child, who is in a subsisting relationship with the birth parent’ • ‘any adoptive parent’ • ‘any parent by virtue of section 42 or section 43 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008, whether or not they have parental responsibility for the child’ 64 Relative - Th