Children (Private Arrangements for Fostering) Regulations 2005 have been complied with, the child and the local authority, who will have been visiting regularly, will already know family. If there has been a failure to comply with the private fostering regulations it will be necessary to refer the matter to the private fostering team for them to consider what action should be taken. Failure to notify (with or without subsequently being convicted of an offence under section 70 of the 1989 Act) is something that should be taken into account when considering the suitability of those persons to adopt. In addition, full medical reports and interviews with at least two referees will be required. Reports to court Placement Order Applications 8.80. A placement order application is made by a local authority in the circumstances set out in section 22 of the Act, and Rules 14.6(3)(a) and 14.11 apply to a report to 149 court from the local authority. Under Rule 14.6(3)(a) the court has a discretion whether to direct the filing of a report, but in practice a report will usually be required. To avoid delay, it should be filed with the placement order application. 8.81. Rule 14.11 provides that the report will be sent to any children’s guardian involved in the case, and/or to any reporting officer or children and family reporter. The report is confidential and will not automatically be sent to the parent of the child or other parties to the proceedings, but it is likely that the court will agree to the disclosure to the parent of at least any part of the report that refers to them. The Practice Direction reports by the adoption agency or local authority, which supplements Rule 14.11, sets out the requirements for the contents of this report in Practice Direction 14C. Preparation of th