Regulation 9 Support and supervision of placements

(1)

A local authority shall satisfy themselves that the welfare of eachchild who has been placed by them continues to be appropriately providedfor by his placement and for that purpose the authorityshall—

(a)

give such advice and assistance to the person with whom the childis placed as appears to the local authority to be necessary;

(b)

make arrangements for a person authorised by the local authority tovisit the child from time to time as necessary but in anyevent—

(i)

within one week of the beginning of the placement,

(ii)

at intervals of not more than 6 weeks during the first year ofthe placement,

(iii)

thereafter at intervals of not more than three months andalso whenever reasonably requested by the child or the person with whomthe child is placed

and for the person so authorised to make arrangements, so far as practicable, on each visit to see the child alone.

(2)

On each occasion on which a child is visited in pursuance of thisregulation by any person authorised by the local authority which placedthe child the local authority shall cause a written report on the childto be prepared by that person.