{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/care-planning-placement-and-case-review-england-regulations-2010/regulation-22A",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/care-planning-placement-and-case-review-england-regulations-2010/regulation-22A.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2010/959",
  "legislation_title": "The Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (England) Regulations 2010",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/care-planning-placement-and-case-review-england-regulations-2010",
  "path": "regulation/22A",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "22A",
  "heading": "Placement following consideration in accordance with section 22C(9B)(c) of the Act",
  "text": "(1) This regulation applies where the responsible authority decides to place C in accordance with section 22C of the 1989 Act with a local authority foster parent who is also an approved prospective adopter following consideration in accordance with section 22C(9B)(c) of the 1989 Act.\n(2) The decision to place C must not be put into effect until it has been approved by a nominated officer, and the responsible authority have prepared a placement plan for C.\n(3) Before approving a decision under paragraph (2), the nominated officer must— Before making a placement under paragraph (1), the responsible authority must—\n(a) be satisfied that the placement is the most appropriate placement available for C and will safeguard and promote C’s welfare;\n(b) be satisfied that the requirements of regulation 9(1)(b) have been complied with; and\n(c) if their whereabouts are known to the responsible authority, notify the parent or guardian of C of the proposed placement.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Reg. 22A inserted (25.7.2014) by The Adoption and Care Planning (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1556), regs. 1, 11"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Reg. 22A(2) omitted (temp.) (24.4.2020) by virtue of The Adoption and Children (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/445), regs. 1(2), 8(8)(a) (with Pts. 12, 13)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in reg. 22A(3) substituted (temp.) (24.4.2020) by The Adoption and Children (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/445), regs. 1(2), 8(8)(b) (with Pts. 12, 13)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2010/959/regulation/22A",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:45:52.933384+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}