Regulation 36 Further visits

After a visit (“the first visit”) has been made under regulation 35, the authority shall arrange for such further visits to the child by one of its officers as appears to the authority to be necessary, (whether in the light of a change of circumstances or not), and shall in any event arrange for the further visits provided for by paragraphs (2) and (3).

Where the authority is satisfied following the first visit that the child’s welfare is being safeguarded and promoted, the authority shall arrange for a further visit by one of its officers where the first visit was made in the circumstances specified in regulation 35(a), within 6 months of the first visit.

Where the authority is not satisfied following the first visit that the child’s welfare is being safeguarded and promoted, but has decided that the child should continue to reside in the same accommodation, the authority shall arrange for a further visit by one if its officers within 7 days of the first visit.