Regulation 20 Recommendations

England and Wales

(1)

After the meeting referred to in regulation 19 the panel shall decide on their recommendations and compile a written report which must set out—

(a)

a brief summary of the representations; and

(b)

the panel's recommendations for the resolution of the issues raised in the representations.

(2)

Within 5 working days of the meeting F1, or as soon as is reasonably practicable, the panel must send its report to—

(a)

the local authority;

(b)

the complainant and, where one has been appointed, his advocate;

(c)

the independent person appointed under regulation 17(2); and

(d)

any other person whom the panel consider has sufficient interest in the case to warrant their receiving such a notice.

(3)

Within 15 working days of receiving the panel's recommendations F2, or as soon as is reasonably practicable, the local authority must, together with the independent person appointed under regulation 17(2), consider the recommendations and determine—

(a)

how the authority will respond to them; and

(b)

what they propose to do in the light of them,

and send to the complainant its response and proposals, along with information about making a complaint to a Local Commissioner M1.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in reg. 20(2) inserted (temp.) (24.4.2020) by The Adoption and Children (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/445), regs. 1(2), 6(4)(a) (with Pts. 12, 13)
F2: Words in reg. 20(3) inserted (temp.) (24.4.2020) by The Adoption and Children (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/445), regs. 1(2), 6(4)(b) (with Pts. 12, 13)

Marginal citations

M1: For the powers of the Local Commissioners for England see Part 3 of the Local Government Act 1974 as amended.