Regulation 15 Personal plan

England and Wales

(1)

The service provider must prepare a plan for the individual which sets out—

(a)

how on a day to day basis the individual's care and support needs will be met,

(b)

how the individual will be supported to achieve their personal outcomes,

(c)

the steps which will be taken to mitigate any identified risks to the individual's well-being, and

(d)

the steps which will be taken to support positive risk-taking and independence, where it has been determined this is appropriate.

(2)

The plan which is required to be prepared under paragraph (1) is referred to in these Regulations as a personal plan.

(3)

The personal plan must be prepared prior to commencement of the provision of care and support to the individual, unless paragraph (4) applies.

(4)

This paragraph applies in a case where the individual is in urgent need of care and support and there has been no time to prepare a personal plan prior to the commencement of the provision of care and support to the individual.

(5)

If paragraph (4) applies, the personal plan must be prepared within 24 hours of the commencement of the provision of care and support to the individual.

(6)

When preparing a personal plan, the service provider must involve the individual, the placing authority (if applicable) and any representative. But the service provider is not required to involve a representative if—

(a)

the individual is an adult or a child aged 16 or over and the individual does not wish the representative to be involved, or

(b)

involving the representative would not be consistent with the individual's well-being.

(7)

In preparing the personal plan, the service provider must take into account—

(a)

the individual's care and support plan,

(b)

if there is no care and support plan, the service provider's assessment under regulation 14(4),

(c)

any health or other relevant assessments,

(d)

the individual's views, wishes and feelings,

(e)

any risks to the individual's well-being, and

(f)

any risks to the well-being of other individuals to whom care and support is provided.