Regulation 11 Plan

(1)

If the local authority decide under regulation 9 to provide any adoption support services to a person, they shall—

(a)

prepare a plan (“the plan”) in accordance with which the services are to be provided; and

(b)

give notice of the plan in accordance with regulation 10,

except where the services to be provided are to consist of services to be provided on a single occasion.

(2)

The local authority shall for the purpose of preparing the plan consult—

(a)

any person who is to be given notice of the plan under paragraph (1);

(b)

where it appears to the local authority that—

(i)

there may be a need for the provision of services to that person by a Primary Care Trust; or

(ii)

there may be a need for the provision to him of any services which fall within the functions of a local education authority,

that Primary Care Trust or local education authority.

(3)

If the local authority decide under regulation 9 to provide any adoption support services to a person, and are required under that regulation to give notice of that decision, they shall—

(a)

nominate an individual who shall monitor the provision of the services that are to be provided; and

(b)

notify the person of the nomination when they notify him of their decision under regulation 9(1).