Northern Ireland Statutory Rule
1996
United Kingdom
The Arrangements for Placement of Children (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996
At a glance
What's here
1 compliance obligation
Who this Act binds
Plus 1 non-business duty on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Schedules
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Where the responsible authority is an authority, whether the authority...
Arrangements for contact, and whether there is any need for...
The responsible authority’s immediate and long-term arrangements for the child,...
Where the responsible authority is an authority, whether an independent...
Whether arrangements need to be made for the time when...
Whether plans need to be made to find a permanent...
The child’s state of health.
The child’s health history.
The effect of the child’s health and health history on...
Existing arrangements for the child’s medical and dental care and...
The possible need for an appropriate course of action which...
The possible need for preventive measures, such as vaccination and...
The child’s educational history.
The need to achieve continuity in the child’s education.
The need to identify any educational need which the child...
The type of accommodation to be provided and its address...
The details of any services to be provided for the...
The respective responsibilities of the responsible authority and—
What delegation there has been by the persons referred to...
The arrangements for involving those persons and the child in...
The arrangements for contact between the child and—
The arrangements for notifying changes in arrangements for contact to...
In the case of a child aged 16 or over...
The expected duration of arrangements and the steps which should...
Health requirements
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authority must arrange health assessment and services for placed children Local authority
Browse 12 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Citation, commencement and interpretation
Application of Regulations
Making of arrangements
Considerations on making and contents of arrangements
Notification of arrangements
Arrangements for contact
Establishment of records
Retention and confidentiality of records
Register
Access by guardians ad litem to records and register
Arrangements between authorities and area authorities
Application of Regulations to short-term placements
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