# The Looked After Children (Scotland) Regulations 2009, Regulation 15: Establishment of case records for kinship carers


(1) A local authority must compile a written case record, if one is not already in existence, in respect of each kinship carer who has been approved by that authority and with whom a child has been placed.
(2) The written case record referred to in paragraph (1) must include any–
(a) written agreement entered into under regulation 12;
(b) any agreement entered into under regulation 36;
(c) information specified in paragraph (3) in so far as it is relevant to the case.
(3) The information referred to in paragraph (2)(c) is–
(a) a record of each placement with the kinship carer to include–
(i) the name, age and sex of each child placed;
(ii) the dates on which each placement began and terminated;
(iii) the circumstances of any terminated placement; and
(b) the information obtained by the local authority in respect of the decision to approve the kinship carer.
(4) The local authority must compile a written case record for each prospective kinship carer.
(5) The written record referred to in paragraph (4) must include information obtained as to–
(a) the prospective kinship carer;
(b) the members of the prospective kinship carer's household; and
(c) the prospective kinship carer's family.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2009/210/regulation/15 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/looked-after-children-scotland-regulations-2009/regulation-15
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