Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations make provision with respect to the duties of local authorities for children who are looked after.
Regulation 3 provides that a local authority will make a care plan for each child looked after by them. Regulations 4 and 5 deal with the considerations to which a local authority must have regard in making a care plan and regulation 6 concerns the matters to be covered in a care plan.
Minimum requirements are specified regarding notifications of placements and incidents, reviews, records, health assessment, and monitoring (regulations 7-15, 18 and 19).
The Regulations also make provision for a looked after child to be cared for by his own parents in certain circumstances (regulation 16). Regulation 17 sets out minimum requirements for planned short term placements.