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The Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (Wales) Regulations 2015

W.S.I. 2015/1818 · Made 21 October 2015 · Extends to England and Wales

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Children And Young Persons, Wales

Made 21 October 2015

Laid before the National Assembly for Wales 23 October 2015

Coming into force 6 April 2016

The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by the provisions in Schedule 1, make the following Regulations M1:

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See section 197(1) of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (anaw 4) (“the 2014 Act”) for the definitions of “specified and “regulations”.

Contents

  1. Part 1: General
  2. 1Title, commencement and application
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. 3Regulation 3
  5. Part 1A: CHILDREN FOR WHOM NO PERSONAL EDUCATION PLAN IS TO BE PREPARED
  6. 3ARegulation 3A
  7. Part 2: Arrangements for looking after a child
  8. 4Care planning
  9. 5Preparation and content of the care and support plan
  10. 6Regulation 6
  11. 7Health care
  12. 8Contact with a child in care
  13. 9Regulation 9
  14. Part 3: Placements – general provisions
  15. 10Placement plan
  16. 11Avoidance of disruption in education
  17. Placements out of area
  18. 12Placement decision
  19. 13Placement outside England and Wales
  20. 14Notification of placement
  21. 15Termination of placement by the responsible authority
  22. Part 4: Provision for different types of placement
  23. Chapter 1: Placement of a child in care with P
  24. 16Application
  25. 17Effect of contact order
  26. 18Assessment of P's suitability to care for a child
  27. 19Decision to place a child with P
  28. 20Circumstances in which a child may be placed with P before assessment completed
  29. 21Support for P
  30. Chapter 2: Placement with local authority foster parents
  31. 22Interpretation
  32. 23Conditions to be complied with before placing a child with a local authority foster parent
  33. 24Emergency placement with a local authority foster parent
  34. 25Placement following consideration in accordance with section 81(11) of the 2014 Act
  35. 26Temporary approval of a relative, friend or other person connected with C
  36. 27Expiry of temporary approval
  37. 28Temporary approval of a particular prospective adopter as a foster parent
  38. 29Independent fostering services – discharge of authority functions
  39. Chapter 3: Other arrangements
  40. 30General duties of the responsible authority when placing a child in other arrangements
  41. Part 5: Visits by the responsible authority's representative etc.
  42. 31Frequency of visits
  43. 32Conduct of visits
  44. 33Consequences of visits
  45. 34Advice and other support for the child
  46. 35Records of visits undertaken by R
  47. 36Appointment of an independent visitor
  48. 37Regulation 37
  49. Part 6: Reviews of the child's case
  50. 38General duty of the responsible authority to review the child's case
  51. 39Timing of reviews
  52. Conduct of reviews
  53. 40Responsible authority policy on reviews
  54. 41Considerations to which the responsible authority must have regard
  55. 42Role of the IRO
  56. 43Arrangements for implementing decisions arising out of reviews
  57. 44Records of reviews
  58. Part 7: Arrangements made by the local authority for ceasing to look after a child
  59. 45Decision to cease looking after C
  60. 46Arrangements for ceasing to look after a child who is not a category 1 young person
  61. Category 1 young persons
  62. 47Meaning of category 1 young person
  63. 48General duties
  64. 49Assessment of needs
  65. 50Pathway assessments and plans: post-18 living arrangements
  66. 51The pathway plan
  67. 52Functions of the personal adviser
  68. Part 8: Independent reviewing officers and independent advisers
  69. 53Additional functions of independent reviewing officers
  70. 54Qualifications and experience of independent reviewing officers
  71. 55Independent visitors
  72. Part 9: Application of these Regulations with modifications to children on remand or to children who are detained
  73. 56Application of these Regulations with modifications to children on remand and to children who are detained
  74. 57Modifications to Part 2
  75. 58Modifications to Part 3
  76. 59Disapplication of Part 4
  77. 60Modification of Part 5
  78. 61Modification of Part 6
  79. Part 10: Miscellaneous
  80. 62Application of these Regulations with modifications to short breaks
  81. 63Records – establishment of records
  82. 64Records - retention and confidentiality
  83. 65Revocations
  84. Signature
  85. Schedule 1Provisions conferring power on the Welsh Ministers which are exercised in the making of these Regulations
  86. Schedule 2: Care and support plans
  87. 1Information to be included in the health plan
  88. 2Information to be included in the personal education plan
  89. 3Family and social relationships
  90. Schedule 3: Matters to be dealt with in the placement plan
  91. 1Information to be included in C's placement plan
  92. 2Additional information to be included where C is placed with P
  93. 3Additional information to be included where C is placed with F, in a children's home or in other arrangements
  94. Schedule 4: Matters to be taken into account when assessing the suitability of P to care for C
  95. 1Paragraph 1
  96. 2Paragraph 2
  97. Schedule 5: Matters to be taken into account when assessing the suitability of a connected person to care for C
  98. 1Paragraph 1
  99. 2Paragraph 2
  100. Schedule 6: Agreement with an independent fostering service relating to the discharge of the responsible authority's functions
  101. 1Paragraph 1
  102. 2Paragraph 2
  103. Schedule 7: Matters to be considered before placing C in accommodation in an unregulated setting under section 81(6)(d) of the 2014 Act
  104. 1Paragraph 1
  105. 2Paragraph 2
  106. Schedule 8: Considerations to which the responsible authority must have regard when reviewing C's case
  107. 1Paragraph 1
  108. 2Paragraph 2
  109. 3Paragraph 3
  110. 4Paragraph 4
  111. 5Paragraph 5
  112. 6Paragraph 6
  113. 7Paragraph 7
  114. 8Paragraph 8
  115. 9Paragraph 9
  116. 10Paragraph 10
  117. 11Paragraph 11
  118. 12Paragraph 12
  119. 13Paragraph 13
  120. 14Paragraph 14
  121. 15Paragraph 15
  122. 16Paragraph 16
  123. 17Paragraph 17
  124. 18Paragraph 18
  125. 19Paragraph 19
  126. 20Paragraph 20
  127. 21Paragraph 21
  128. 22Paragraph 22
  129. 23Paragraph 23
  130. 24Paragraph 24
  131. 25Paragraph 25
  132. 26Paragraph 26
  133. Schedule 9: Matters to be dealt with in the pathway plan
  134. 1Paragraph 1
  135. 2Paragraph 2
  136. 3Paragraph 3
  137. 4Paragraph 4
  138. 5Paragraph 5
  139. 6Paragraph 6
  140. 7Paragraph 7
  141. 8Paragraph 8
  142. 9Paragraph 9
  143. 10Paragraph 10
  144. 11Paragraph 11
  145. Schedule 10: Matters to be dealt with in the detention placement plan
  146. 1Paragraph 1
  147. 2Paragraph 2
  148. 3Paragraph 3
  149. 4Paragraph 4
  150. 5Paragraph 5
  151. 6Paragraph 6
  152. 7Paragraph 7
  153. 8Paragraph 8
  154. 9Paragraph 9
  155. 10Paragraph 10
  156. Schedule 11: Revocations
  157. Paragraph
  158. Explanatory note