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Regulation 5 Enquiries to be made before placement decisions

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(1)

Before a placement decision is made, a local authority shall make all necessary enquiries in respect of —

(a)

the health of the child, by means of a health assessment unless such an assessment has been made and recorded in a written report by a registered medical practitioner within three months of the proposed placement decision;

(b)

the suitability of the person with whom it is proposed the child should be placed;

(c)

the suitability of the proposed accommodation, including the proposed sleeping arrangements;

(d)

the educational and social needs of the child; and

(e)

the suitability of all other members of the household aged 16 or over in which it is proposed a child will live.

(2)

In considering the suitability of a person as required in paragraph (1)(b) or (e), the local authority shall take into account the particulars specified in Schedule 1.