UK Statutory Instrument
2010
United Kingdom
The Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (England) Regulations 2010
At a glance
What's here
15 compliance obligations
Who this Act binds
Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.
- Licence Holder 1
Plus 14 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
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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.
Part 1 — General
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Part 2 — Arrangements for looking after a child
Contact with a child in care
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must notify relevant parties when restricting child contact Local authority
Browse 5 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Care planning
Preparation and content of the care plan
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Health care
Contact with a child in care
Part 3 — Placements – general provisions
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Part 4 — Provision for different types of placement
Effect of contact order
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must not place child contrary to court contact orders Local authority
Support for P
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must provide support services to parents or carers Local authority
Conditions to be complied with before placing a child with a local authority foster parent
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must verify foster care conditions before placement Local authority
General duties of the responsible authority when placing a child in other arrangements
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must ensure suitability and notify IRO before child placement Local authority
Conditions to be complied with before placing C in a long term foster placement
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must meet strict conditions before long-term foster placement Local authority
Placement following consideration in accordance with section 22C(9B)(c) of the Act
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must follow strict approval steps for foster-to-adopt placements Local authority
Prohibition on placing a child under 16 in other arrangements
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must only place children under 16 in approved settings Local authority
Prohibition on placing a child who is 16 or 17 years old in other arrangements
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must only place 16-17 year olds in regulated accommodation Local authority
Browse 11 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Application
Assessment of P's suitability to care for a child
Decision to place a child with P
Circumstances in which a child may be placed with P before assessment completed
Interpretation
Emergency placement with a local authority foster parent
Temporary approval of relative, friend or other person connected with C Temporary approval
Expiry of temporary approval
Independent fostering agencies – discharge of responsible authority functions
Exception to the prohibition on placing a child under 16 in other arrangements
Temporary approval of prospective adopter as foster parent
Part 5 — Visits by the responsible authority's representative etc.
Frequency of visits
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must visit children in care at specified intervals Local authority
Conduct of visits
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Ensure social workers speak to children in private during visits Local authority
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Part 6 — Reviews of the child's case
Browse 7 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
General duty of the responsible authority to review the child's case
Timing of reviews
Local authority's policy on reviews
Considerations to which the responsible authority must have regard
The role of the IRO
Arrangements for implementing decisions arising out of reviews
Records of reviews
Part 7 — Arrangements made by the responsible authority for ceasing to look after a child
General duties
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must assess needs and create pathway plans for eligible children Local authority
Browse 6 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Arrangements to be made when the responsible authority is considering ceasing to look after C
Meaning of eligible child
Assessment of needs
The pathway plan
Functions of the personal adviser
Decision to cease looking after C
Part 8 — Independent reviewing officers and independent visitors
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Part 8A — Application of these Regulations with modifications to children on remand
Browse 6 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Application of these Regulations with modifications to children on remand
(1) Part 2 (arrangements for looking after a child) applies...
(1) Part 3 (placements) applies with the following modifications.
Part 4 (provision for different types of placement) does not...
Part 6 (reviews) applies with the modification that in regulation...
Application of these Regulations with modifications to children on remand
Part 9 — Miscellaneous
Browse 5 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Application of these Regulations with modifications to short breaks
Establishment of records
Retention and confidentiality of records
Revocations
Transfer of case records
Schedules
Care plans
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must include specific health, education, and social details in care plans Local authority
Agreement with an independent fostering agency relating to the discharge of the responsible authority's functions
- Ensure fostering agency agreements contain all required information Licence Holder
Considerations to which the responsible authority must have regard when reviewing C's case
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must review children's care cases against specific criteria Local authority
Browse 57 other Schedules — structural / supplementary
Information to be included in the health plan
Information to be included in the personal education plan
Family and social relationships
Matters to be dealt with in the placement plan
Information to be included in C's placement plan
Additional information to be included where C is placed with P
Additional information to be included where C is placed with F, in a children's home or in other arrangements
Matters to be dealt with in the detention placement plan
How on a day to day basis C will be...
Details of how C’s welfare should be adequately safeguarded and...
Any arrangements made for contact between C and any parent...
The arrangements made for R to visit C in accordance...
If an independent visitor is appointed, the arrangements made for...
The arrangements made by the staff of the YDA for...
The arrangements made by staff of the YDA for C’s...
C’s personal history, religious persuasion, cultural and linguistic background, and...
The arrangements put in place by the staff of the...
The name and contact details of— (a) the IRO,
Matters to be taken into account when assessing the suitability of P to care for C
In respect of P— (a) P's capacity to care for...
In respect of members of P's household aged 18 and...
Matters to be taken into account when assessing the suitability of a connected person to care for C Matters to be taken into account when assessing the suitability of any person to care for C
In respect of the connected person— (a) the nature and...
The agreement must contain the following information—
Where the agreement relates to a particular child, it must...
Matters to be considered before placing C in accommodation in accordance with other arrangements under section 22C(6)(d)
In respect of the accommodation, the— (a) facilities and services...
In respect of C, C's— (a) views about the accommodation,...
The effect of any change in C's circumstances since the...
Whether the arrangements made in accordance with regulation 31 continue...
Whether any arrangements need to be made for the time...
C's wishes and feelings, and the views of the IRO,...
Where regulation 28(3) applies, the frequency of R's visits.
Where C falls within regulation 5(1)(f), whether C’s needs as...
Whether the delegation of authority to make decisions about C’s...
Whether the responsible authority should seek any change in C's...
Whether there is a plan for permanence for C.
The arrangements for contact and whether there is any need...
Whether C's placement continues to be the most appropriate available,...
Whether C’s placement safeguards and promotes C’s welfare, and whether...
C's educational needs, progress and development and whether any change...
C's leisure interests.
The report of the most recent assessment of C's state...
Whether C's needs related to C's identity are being met...
Matters to be dealt with in the pathway plan
The name of C's personal adviser.
The responsible authority's contingency plans for action to be taken...
The nature and level of contact and personal support to...
Details of the accommodation C is to occupy when C...
The plan for C's continuing education or training when C...
How the responsible authority will assist C in obtaining employment...
The support to be provided to enable C to develop...
A programme to develop the practical and other skills C...
The financial support to be provided to enable C to...
C's health care needs, including any physical, emotional or mental...
Revocations
The Regulations set out in the table are revoked— Regulations...
Other sections — not classified into a Part
These sections exist in the Act but the contents-of-Parts walker did not place them under a Part. Likely amendments or sections inserted out of the original Part structure.
Browse 61 other unclassified sections
Citation and commencement
Interpretation
These Regulations do not apply in relation to any child...
Care planning
Preparation and content of the care plan
(1) The responsible authority must keep C's care plan under...
Health care
(1) This regulation applies if C is in the care...
Contact with a child in care
Placement plan
Avoidance of disruption in education
Placement decision
Placements outside England and Wales
Notification of placement
Termination of placement by the responsible authority
Application
Effect of contact order
Assessment of P's suitability to care for a child
Decision to place a child with P
Circumstances in which a child may be placed with P before assessment completed
Support for P
Interpretation
Conditions to be complied with before placing a child with a local authority foster parent
Placement following consideration in accordance with section 22C(9B)(c) of the Act
Conditions to be complied with before placing C in a long term foster placement
Emergency placement with a local authority foster parent
Temporary approval
Expiry of temporary approval
Temporary approval of prospective adopter as foster parent
Independent fostering agencies – discharge of responsible authority functions
General duties of the responsible authority when placing a child in other arrangements
Prohibition on placing a child under 16 in other arrangements
Exception to the prohibition on placing a child under 16 in other arrangements
Prohibition on placing a child who is 16 or 17 years old in other arrangements
Frequency of visits
Conduct of visits
Consequences of visits
Advice, support and assistance for the child
General duty of the responsible authority to review the child's case
Timing of reviews
Local authority's policy on reviews
Considerations to which the responsible authority must have regard
The role of the IRO
Arrangements for implementing decisions arising out of reviews
Records of reviews
Arrangements to be made when the responsible authority is considering ceasing to look after C
Decision to cease looking after C
Meaning of eligible child
General duties
Assessment of needs
The pathway plan
Functions of the personal adviser
Additional functions of independent reviewing officers
Qualifications and experience of independent reviewing officers
Independent visitors
Part 5 (visits by the responsible authority’s representative etc. )...
Application of these Regulations with modifications to short breaks
Establishment of records
Transfer of case records
Retention and confidentiality of records
Revocations
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