Child staying with friends for (slightly) more than 28 nights

[Oompa Loompa]

Hello,

My child, who became recently British, had to go ahead of me to the UK. First, the child attended a residential language course for three weeks. Thereafter, I arranged for the child to stay with my friends. Tomorrow (Friday) will be the 28th night. When my child crossed British border, I got a phone call from a Border official, who said that if my child stays for more than 28 nights with the friends, they should notify the local council of a private fostering arrangement. I was hoping to come to Britain on Saturday to collect my child and then travel on to where we would reside. However my visa is valid from Monday for 30 days.

It was the requirement of my visa that the child must be in the UK and I must apply from outside of the UK. We have no family in the UK and I am a sole parent.
So my question is, should we notify the council given it will be only a weekend extra and I would collect my child on Monday (all going well)?

thank you,

[CR001]

Should be fine for you to arrive on Monday/Tuesday.

[Oompa Loompa]

Many thanks, will we not run into a problem? I don't want cause any trouble for my friends who are also immigrants. Equally, I wish to avoid any problems myself. I wonder if I would be queried at the border about how many nights my child spent there.

[CR001]

This has nothing to do with immigration rules and is purely a council social services issue.