# Arrangements for Placement of Children (General) Regulations 1991, Regulation 10: Register


(1) A local authority, shall, in respect of every child placed in theirarea (by them and any other responsible authority) and every childplaced by them outside their area enter into a register to be kept forthe purpose—
(a) the particulars specified in paragraph (3), and
(b) such of the particulars specified in paragraph (4) as may beappropriate.
(2) A voluntary organisation and a person carrying on a registeredchildren’s home shall, in respect of every child placed by them, enterinto a register to be kept for the purpose—
(a) the particulars specified in paragraph (3), and
(b) such of the particulars specified in paragraph (4) as may beappropriate.
(3) The particulars to be entered into the register in accordance withparagraphs (1) or (2) are—
(a) the name, sex and date of birth of the child;
(b) the name and address of the person with whom the child is placedand, if different, of those of the child’s parent or other person notbeing a parent of his who has parental responsibility for him;
(c) in the case of a child placed on behalf of a local authority by avoluntary organisation or in a registered children’s home, the name ofthe authority;
(d) whether the child’s name is entered on any local authority registerindicating that the child is at risk of being abused;
(e) whether the child’s name is entered on the register maintained underparagraph 2 of Schedule 2 to the Act (register of disabled children);
(f) he date on which each placement of the child began and terminatedand the reason for each termination;
(g) in a care case the name of the local authority in whose care thechild is;
(h) the legal provisions under which the child is being looked after orcared for.
(4) The additional particulars to be entered in the register, whereappropriate in accordance with paragraphs (1) or (2) are—
(a) in the case of a child placed by a local authority in respect ofwhom arrangements have been made for the area authority to carry outfunctions pursuant to regulation 12 a note that the arrangements weremade and the name of the other local authority with whom they were made;and
(b) in the case of a child who has been placed, in respect of whomarrangements have been made for supervision of the placement to becarried out on behalf of a responsible authority (otherwise thanpursuant to Regulation 12), a note that the arrangements were made andthe name of person with whom the arrangements were made.
(5) Entries in registers kept in accordance with this regulation shallbe retained until the child to whom the entry relates attains the age of23 or, if the child has died before attaining 23, the period of 5 yearsbeginning with the date of his death.
(6) The requirements of paragraph (1) may be complied with either byretaining the original register, or a copy of it, or by keeping all ofthe information from such a register in some other accessible form (suchas by means of a computer).
(7) A responsible authority shall secure the safe keeping of registerskept in accordance with this regulation and shall take all necessarysteps to ensure that information contained in them is treated asconfidential, subject only to—
(a) any provision of or made under or by virtue of a statute under whichaccess to such registers or information may be obtained or given;
(b) any court order under which access to such registers or informationmay be obtained or given.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/890/regulation/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/arrangements-for-placement-of-children-general-regulations-1991/regulation-10
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