Scottish Statutory Instrument
2009
Scotland
Looked After Children (Scotland) Regulations 2009
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Part I — GENERAL
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Interpretation
Part II — CARE PLANNING
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Information to be obtained by the local authority in respect of a child to be or being looked after by them
Assessment
Child's plan
Duty to place siblings together
Part III — GENERAL MATTERS AFFECTING LOOKED AFTER CHILDREN
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Death of a looked after child
Recommendations by local authority to Principal Reporter
Part IV — LOOKED AFTER CHILDREN CARED FOR BY PARENTS
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Arrangements for child to be cared for by parents or persons with parental rights and parental responsibilities
Notification of occurrences involving the child
Part V — KINSHIP CARE
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Kinship carers
Placement of child with kinship carer
Agreement with kinship carers
Notification of placement with kinship carer
Short-term placements in kinship care
Establishment of case records for kinship carers
Retention and confidentiality of case records for kinship carers
Part VI — FOSTERING PANELS
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Appointment and composition of fostering panels
Meetings of the fostering panel
Appointment of medical and legal advisers
Functions of the fostering panel
Part VII — FOSTERING
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Foster carers
Approval of foster carers
Derivative approval of foster carers
Agreements with foster carers
Reviews and termination of approval
Review of approval: further provision
Placement of child with foster carer
Placement limit
Exceptional approval of foster carer
Death or absence of the foster carer: continuation of placement
Notification of placement with foster carer
Short-term placements with foster carers
Establishment of case records for foster carers
Retention and confidentiality of case records for foster carers
Part VIII — FOSTERING AND KINSHIP CARE ALLOWANCES
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Fostering and kinship care allowances
Part IX — LOOKED AFTER CHILDREN PLACED IN RESIDENTIAL ESTABLISHMENTS
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Child placed in a residential establishment: notification
Child placed in residential establishment: information to be supplied
Part X — EMERGENCY MEASURES
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Emergency placement with carer
Emergency placement in residential establishment
Review of emergency placement under regulation 36
Extension of emergency placement
Notification of an extended emergency placement
Review of emergency placement under regulation 37
Part XI — CASE RECORDS
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Establishment of case records for looked after children
Retention and confidentiality of records
Part XII — REVIEW OF CHILD'S CASE
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Review of child's case: child cared for by parents or persons with parental responsibilities and parental rights
Review of the child's case: child placed with kinship carer, foster carer or in a residential establishment
Local authority visits: child in placement
Termination of placement
Part XIII — ARRANGEMENTS WITH REGISTERED FOSTERING SERVICES
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Arrangements with registered fostering services
Visits by local authorities
Part XIV — TRANSITIONAL AND SAVINGS PROVISION
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Cases in progress under the Arrangements to Look After Children Regulations or the Fostering Regulations
Fostering allowances
Part XV — MISCELLANEOUS
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Revocation
Schedules
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Name, sex, date and place of birth and present address...
The child's education history and current arrangements for provision of...
Personality and social development.
Interests and recreational activities.
Nationality, race, religion and language.
Physical description.
Present legal status of the child, including any statutory responsibility...
Why consideration is to be given to the child being...
Previous history of involvement of the child with any local...
Details of any sibling of the child, including their dates...
The extent of contact with members of the child's family...
The child's health history, current state of health and development...
The local authority's immediate and longer-term plans for the child....
Details of any services to be provided to meet the...
The respective responsibilities of– (a) the local authority;
The type of accommodation to be provided and its address...
The contribution the child's parents or any other person will...
The arrangements for involving those persons and the child in...
The arrangements for contact between the child and any of...
The expected duration of arrangements and the steps which should...
Full name, date of birth, health (supported by a medical...
Details of any criminal offences of which the person has...
The outcome of any request or application made by the...
Particulars of any previous approval under regulation 22(3) or 23,...
An analysis of the motivation of the prospective foster or...
References from third parties as to the character of the...
Particulars of the other adult members of the household and...
Particulars of the children in the family, whether or not...
Address and particulars of the prospective foster or kinship carer's...
Religious persuasion, degree of religious observance and capacity to care...
Racial origin, cultural and linguistic background and capacity to care...
Past and present employment or occupation, and standard of living....
Leisure activities and interests.
Present capacity to care for the prospective foster or kinship...
The provision by the local authority of a statement containing...
The local authority's arrangements for the financial support of the...
Any arrangements for delegation of parental responsibility for consent to...
The circumstances in which it is necessary to obtain in...
The arrangements for visits to the child, in connection with...
The arrangements for the child to have contact with their...
Compliance by the foster or kinship carer with the terms...
Co operation by the foster or kinship carer with any...
The support and training to be given to the kinship...
The procedure for the review of the child's placement with...
The procedure for placement with the kinship carer and in...
The kinship carer's obligation to give written notice to the...
The kinship carer's obligation– (a) not to administer corporal punishment...
The support and training to be given to the foster...
The procedure for the review of approval of a foster...
The procedure for handling of complaints against foster carers.
The procedure in connection with the placement of children, and...
The foster carer's obligation to give written notice to the...
The foster carer's obligation– (a) not to administer corporal punishment...
The duties the local authority propose to delegate to the...
The services to be provided to the local authority by...
The arrangements for the selection by the local authority of...
The requirements for the registered fostering service to submit reports...
The arrangements for the termination of the agreement.
Details of the foster carer with whom the child is...
Details of any services the child is to receive.
The terms of the proposed foster agreement and foster placement....
Enforcement and responsible bodies
The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.
Care Inspectorate (Scotland)
Registers and inspects care services in Scotland including care homes, childcare, and support services. Publishes inspection grades and can take enforcement action.
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