Regulation 8 Notification of placements

(1)

Subject to paragraph (3) the local authority shall, so far aspracticable, give notice to all the persons whose wishes and feelingshave been sought in relation to the decision to place the child pursuantto section 22(4) of the Act (persons to be consulted concerning localauthority decisions) and to those persons specified in paragraph (4)of—

(a)

the placement decision, and

(b)

details of where the child is to be placed.

(2)

Where the child is placed with a person other than a parent thelocal authority’s notice under paragraph (1) to the persons referred toin the paragraph shall contain—

(a)

the name and address of the person with whom the child is placed;

(b)

particulars of arrangements for contact with the child;

(c)

any other particulars relating to the care and welfare of the childwhich it appears to the local authority ought to be supplied.

(3)

A local authority shall not be required to give notice underparagraph (1) in the case of a person whose whereabouts are unknown tothe authority, or cannot be readily ascertained, or in any case wherethe authority determine that to give such notice would not be inaccordance with their duty under section 22(3) of the Act.

(4)

For the purposes of paragraph (1) the persons specifiedare—

(a)

the district health authority for the district in which the childis living;

(b)

the local education authority for the area in which the child isliving;

(c)

the child’s registered medical practitioner;

(d)

the area authority;

(e)

any person, not being an officer of a local authority, who has beencaring for the child immediately before the placement; and

(f)

where there was a residence order in force with respect to thechild immediately before the care order was made, the person in whosefavour the residence order was made.