Welsh Statutory Instrument SI 2015 Wales

The Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (Wales) Regulations 2015

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Status
Amended (in force with amendments)
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

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Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Registered Care Provider2 Any Person1

Plus 50 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

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Schedules

Schedules

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s.sch002 Care and support plans (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must create detailed care and support plans for childrenLocal authority
s.sch003 Matters to be dealt with in the placement plan (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must create detailed placement plans for children in careLocal authority
s.sch006 Agreement with an independent fostering service relating to the discharge of the responsible authority's functions (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Include mandatory terms in agreements with independent fostering servicesRegistered Care Provider
s.sch006 The agreement must contain the following information— Regulated
  • Include required terms in agreements with independent fostering servicesRegistered Care Provider
s.sch006 Where the agreement relates to a particular child, it must... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Include required information in placement agreement for a specific childLocal authority
s.sch008 Considerations to which the responsible authority must have regard when reviewing C's case (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must review children's care cases against specific criteriaLocal authority
s.sch010 Matters to be dealt with in the detention placement plan (opens in a new tab) Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must create a detailed detention placement plan for childrenLocal authority
66 other schedules
s.sch001 Provisions conferring power on the Welsh Ministers which are exercised in the making of these Regulations (opens in a new tab)
s.sch002 Information to be included in the health plan
s.sch002 Information to be included in the personal education plan
s.sch002 Family and social relationships
s.sch003 Information to be included in C's placement plan
s.sch003 Additional information to be included where C is placed with P
s.sch003 Additional information to be included where C is placed with F, in a children's home or in other arrangements
s.sch004 Matters to be taken into account when assessing the suitability of P to care for C (opens in a new tab)
s.sch004 In respect of P— (a) P's capacity to care for...
s.sch004 In respect of members of the household aged 18 and...
s.sch005 Matters to be taken into account when assessing the suitability of a connected person to care for C (opens in a new tab)
s.sch005 In respect of the connected person— (a) the nature and...
s.sch005 In respect of members of the household aged 18 and...
s.sch007 Matters to be considered before placing C in accommodation in an unregulated setting under section 81(6)(d) of the 2014 Act (opens in a new tab)
s.sch007 In respect of the accommodation, the— (a) facilities and services...
s.sch007 In respect of C, C's— (a) views about the accommodation,...
s.sch008 The effect of any change in C's circumstances since the...
s.sch008 Whether C's needs related to C's identity are being met...
s.sch008 Whether the arrangements made in accordance with regulation 34 continue...
s.sch008 Whether any arrangements need to be made for the time...
s.sch008 C's wishes and feelings, and the views of the IRO,...
s.sch008 Where regulation 31(3) applies, the frequency of R's visits.
s.sch008 Where C is a category 1 young person who has...
s.sch008 If paragraph 15 applies and if C wishes to make...
s.sch008 Where C falls within regulation 5(1)(f), whether C's needs as...
s.sch008 Details of any care plan or health treatment plan for...
s.sch008 Details of any support or services provided for P by...
s.sch008 Whether the responsible authority should seek any change in C's...
s.sch008 Any changes in P’s capacity to care for children, and...
s.sch008 Any changes in the family circumstances since the last review....
s.sch008 Any significant events outside the family which are relevant.
s.sch008 Any difficulties which the family may have had in engaging...
s.sch008 Whether there is any conflict between the needs of C...
s.sch008 The need to prepare for the ending of the involvement...
s.sch008 In paragraphs 18 to 25— “P” is to be construed...
s.sch008 Whether there is a plan for permanence for C.
s.sch008 The arrangements for contact and whether there is any need...
s.sch008 Whether C's placement continues to be the most appropriate available,...
s.sch008 Whether C's placement safeguards and promotes C's well-being, and whether...
s.sch008 C's educational needs, progress and development and whether any change...
s.sch008 C's leisure interests.
s.sch008 The report of the most recent assessment of C's state...
s.sch009 Matters to be dealt with in the pathway plan (opens in a new tab)
s.sch009 The name of C's personal adviser.
s.sch009 C's health care needs, including any physical, emotional or mental...
s.sch009 The responsible authority's contingency plans for action to be taken...
s.sch009 The nature and level of contact and personal support to...
s.sch009 Details of the accommodation C is to occupy when C...
s.sch009 Where C wishes to make a post-18 living arrangement, details...
s.sch009 The plan for C's continuing education or training when C...
s.sch009 How the responsible authority will assist C in obtaining employment...
s.sch009 The support to be provided to enable C to develop...
s.sch009 A programme to develop the practical and other skills C...
s.sch009 The financial support to be provided to enable C to...
s.sch010 How on a day to day basis C will be...
s.sch010 Details of how C's well-being should be adequately safeguarded and...
s.sch010 Any arrangements for contact between C and any parent of...
s.sch010 The arrangements made for R to visit C in accordance...
s.sch010 If an independent visitor is appointed, the arrangements made for...
s.sch010 The arrangements made by the staff of the prison, YDA...
s.sch010 The arrangements made by the staff of the prison, YDA...
s.sch010 C's personal history, religious persuasion, cultural and linguistic background, sexual...
s.sch010 The arrangements put in place by the staff of the...
s.sch010 The name and contact details of— (a) the IRO,
s.sch011 Revocations (opens in a new tab)
s.sch011 The Regulations set out in the Table are revoked to...
s.004 Care planning Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must assess and prepare care plans for children in their careLocal authority
s.005 Preparation and content of the care and support plan Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must record specific details in care and support plansLocal authority
s.006 (1) The responsible authority must keep C's care and support... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must review and distribute child care and support plansLocal authority
s.007 Health care Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must manage and monitor children's health in careLocal authority
s.008 Contact with a child in care Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must review care plans before deciding on child contactLocal authority
s.009 (1) This regulation applies if C is in the care... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local Authority must notify parties of decisions to restrict child contactLocal authority
s.010 Placement plan Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must prepare and agree a placement plan for children in careLocal authority
s.011 Avoidance of disruption in education Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must approve school-age child placement changesLocal authority
s.012 Placement decision Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must follow strict rules for out-of-area care placementsLocal authority
s.013 Placement outside England and Wales Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must ensure equivalent care standards for out-of-country placementsLocal authority
s.014 Notification of placement Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must notify relevant parties of child placementsLocal authority
s.015 Termination of placement by the responsible authority Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must follow strict procedures when ending a care placementLocal authority
s.017 Effect of contact order Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must ensure child placements align with court contact ordersLocal authority
s.018 Assessment of P's suitability to care for a child Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must assess suitability before placing a childLocal authority
s.019 Decision to place a child with P Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local Authority must approve and plan child placement with parentsLocal authority
s.021 Support for P Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must provide support and services to child carersLocal authority
s.023 Conditions to be complied with before placing a child with a local authority foster parent Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must verify foster care conditions before placementLocal authority
s.025 Placement following consideration in accordance with section 81(11) of the 2014 Act Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must approve adoption placements and prepare plansLocal authority
s.026 Temporary approval of a relative, friend or other person connected with C Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must follow strict rules for temporary foster care approvalsLocal authority
s.030 General duties of the responsible authority when placing a child in other arrangements Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must follow specific steps before placing a childLocal authority
s.031 Frequency of visits Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must visit children in care at specified intervalsLocal authority
s.032 Conduct of visits Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must conduct focused wellbeing visits for children in careLocal authority
s.033 Consequences of visits Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Responsible authority must review a child's case if welfare is at riskLocal authority
s.034 Advice and other support for the child Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must provide accessible support and advice to children in careLocal authority
s.035 Records of visits undertaken by R Regulated
  • Maintain written records of child placement visitsAny Person
s.036 Appointment of an independent visitor Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must consider appointing independent visitors for childrenLocal authority
s.037 Where the responsible authority determines in accordance with regulation 36... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must explain the role of an independent visitor to childrenLocal authority
s.038 General duty of the responsible authority to review the child's case Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must review children's care cases and plansLocal authority
s.039 Timing of reviews Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must conduct regular reviews of children's casesLocal authority
s.040 Responsible authority policy on reviews Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must implement and share a case review policyLocal authority
s.042 Role of the IRO Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Independent Review Officer (IRO) must oversee and chair care reviewsLocal authority
s.043 Arrangements for implementing decisions arising out of reviews Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must implement and update care plan review decisionsLocal authority
s.044 Records of reviews Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must record and file care plan review detailsLocal authority
s.045 Decision to cease looking after C Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Director of Social Services must approve ending care for 16-17 year oldsLocal authority
s.046 Arrangements for ceasing to look after a child who is not a category 1 young person Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must specify support for children leaving careLocal authority
s.048 General duties Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local Authority must assess and plan for a Category 1 young personLocal authority
s.049 Assessment of needs Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must assess needs of young persons turning 16 in careLocal authority
s.050 Pathway assessments and plans: post-18 living arrangements Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must provide information on post-18 living arrangementsLocal authority
s.051 The pathway plan Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local Authority must prepare and maintain a pathway plan for children in careLocal authority
s.053 Additional functions of independent reviewing officers Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Independent Reviewing Officers must monitor and support children in careLocal authority
s.054 Qualifications and experience of independent reviewing officers Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must appoint qualified Independent Reviewing OfficersLocal authority
s.058 Modifications to Part 3 Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must prepare detention placement plans for children on remandLocal authority
s.060 Modification of Part 5 Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must ensure social worker visits for detained childrenLocal authority
s.062 Application of these Regulations with modifications to short breaks Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Follow modified care planning rules for children on 'short breaks'Local authority
s.063 Records – establishment of records Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must establish and maintain individual case records for childrenLocal authority
s.064 Records - retention and confidentiality Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authorities must retain and protect child care recordsLocal authority
20 other provisions
s.001 Title, commencement and application
s.002 Interpretation
s.003 Parts 2 to 10 do not apply in relation to...
s.016 Application
s.020 Circumstances in which a child may be placed with P before assessment completed
s.022 Interpretation
s.024 Emergency placement with a local authority foster parent
s.027 Expiry of temporary approval
s.028 Temporary approval of a particular prospective adopter as a foster parent
s.029 Independent fostering services – discharge of authority functions
s.041 Considerations to which the responsible authority must have regard
s.047 Meaning of category 1 young person
s.052 Functions of the personal adviser
s.055 Independent visitors
s.056 Application of these Regulations with modifications to children on remand and to children who are detained
s.057 Modifications to Part 2
s.059 Disapplication of Part 4
s.061 Modification of Part 6
s.065 Revocations
s.children for whom no personal education plan is to CHILDREN FOR WHOM NO PERSONAL EDUCATION PLAN IS TO BE PREPARED

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