# The Children and Young People’s Plan (England) Regulations 2005, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations provide for children’s services authorities to prepare, consult upon, publish and review a children and young people’s plan.
Regulation 4 sets out the matters which must be dealt with in the plan.
Regulation 5 provides that the first plan is to be published by 1st April 2006 and thereafter each plan must be published no later than 6 weeks after the end of the last plan period.
Regulation 6 provides for the way in which the plan shall be published; regulation 7 provides for consultation during the preparation of the plan; and regulation 8 provides for the authority to review the plan in each year in which a new plan is not required to be published with provision made for further limited consultation.
Regulation 9 makes provision for exemption from the requirements under Regulations 3 to 8 for authorities categorised, by order made by the Secretary of State, as excellent under the Comprehensive Performance Assessment conducted annually by the Audit Commission.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/2149/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/children-and-young-peoples-plan-england-regulations-2005/note
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