{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-leaving-care-regulations-northern-ireland-2005/regulation-8",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-leaving-care-regulations-northern-ireland-2005/regulation-8.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2005/221",
  "legislation_title": "The Children (Leaving Care) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-leaving-care-regulations-northern-ireland-2005",
  "path": "regulation/8",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Review of pathway plans",
  "text": "(1) The responsible authority shall review the pathway plan of each eligible child, relevant child and former relevant child in accordance with this regulation.\n(2) The responsible authority shall arrange a review under paragraph (1) –\n(a) if requested to do so by the child or young person;\n(b) if it, or the personal adviser considers a review necessary; and\n(c) in any other case, at intervals specified in accordance with guidance issued by the Department .\n(3) In carrying out a review, the responsible authority shall, to the extent it considers it appropriate to do so, seek and take account of the views of the persons mentioned in regulation 6(5).\n(4) The responsible authority conducting a review must consider –\n(a) in the case of an eligible or relevant child, whether, in relation to each of the matters set out in the Schedule, any change to the pathway plan is necessary; and\n(b) in the case of a former relevant child, whether in relation to the matters set out in paragraphs 1, 3 and 4 of the Schedule, any change to the pathway plan is necessary.\n(5) The results of the review must be recorded in writing.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in reg. 8(2)(c) substituted (temp.) (7.5.2020) by virtue of The Children's Social Care (Coronavirus) (Temporary Modification of Children's Social Care) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020 (S.R. 2020/78), regs. 1, 5 (with reg. 10)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 8 in operation at 1.9.2005, see reg. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2005/221/regulation/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:52:29.466382+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."
}