# The Accommodation of Children (Charge and Control)Regulations 1988, Regulation 14: Case records relating to placements


(1) A local authority shall compile and keep up to date a case record in respect of—
(a) every child placed by them;
(b) every child placed in their area by another authority in respect of whom they perform supervisory duties.
(2) Every case record compiled in accordance with paragraph (1) shall include the documents specified in paragraph (3) and the information specified in paragraph (4).
(3) The documents referred to in paragraph (2) are as follows—
(a) copies of reports made in pursuance of regulation 8(3) and (4);
(b) copies of reports of each review carried out in respect of the child under section 27(4) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1969;
(c) copies of agreements made in pursuance of regulation 7;
(d) copies of any notice given under section 12B of the Act (termination of access) and any access order made by a court under section 12C of the Act (access orders);
(e) copies of any agreements setting out the terms of arrangements made by the local authority for the performance of supervisory duties in respect of the child by an area authority or voluntary organisation.
(4) The information to be included in case records is all the information relating to the child’s history and background and the child’s health, and his physical, emotional, educational and social development which in the opinion of the local authority is relevant to the child’s welfare during periods in which the child is placed.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/2183/regulation/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/accommodation-of-children-charge-and-controlregulations-1988/regulation-14
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