The Placement of Children (Wales) Regulations 2007

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1. Introductory Text

2. 1. Title and commencement

3. 2. Interpretation

4. 3. Application of Regulations

5. 4. Making of arrangements

6. 5. Considerations on making and contents of arrangements

7. 6. Notification of arrangements

8. 7. Arrangements for contact

9. 8. Health care and assessment

10. 9. Establishment of records

11. 10. Retention and confidentiality of records

12. 11. Register

13. 12. Access by Welsh family proceedings officers and officers of the service to records and register

14. 13. Arrangements between local authorities and area authorities

15. 14. Application of Regulations to short-term placements

16. 15. Revocation of the Arrangements for Placement of Children (General) Regulations 1991

17. Signature

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       SCHEDULE 1

       CONSIDERATIONS TO WHICH RESPONSIBLE AUTHORITIES ARE TO HAVE REGARD

       1. 1. In the case of a child who is in care,...

       2. 2. Where the responsible authority is a local authority whether the...

       3. 3. Arrangements for contact, and whether there is any need for...

       4. 4. The responsible authority’s immediate and long term arrangements for the...

       5. 5. Where the responsible authority is a local authority, whether an...

       6. 6. Whether arrangements need to be made for the time when...

       7. 7. Whether plans need to be made to find a permanent...

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       SCHEDULE 2

       HEALTH CONSIDERATIONS TO WHICH RESPONSIBLE AUTHORITIES ARE TO HAVE REGARD

       1. 1. The child’s state of health including his or her physical,...

       2. 2. The child’s health history including, so far as practicable, his...

       3. 3. The effect of the child’s health and health history on...

       4. 4. Any need the child has for mental health services.

       5. 5. Existing arrangements for the child’s medical and dental care, treatment...

       6. 6. The possible need for an appropriate course of action which...

       7. 7. The possible need for preventive measures, such as vaccination and...

       8. 8. Taking account of the information available in respect of the...

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       SCHEDULE 3

       EDUCATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS TO WHICH RESPONSIBLE AUTHORITIES ARE TO HAVE REGARD

       1. 1. The child’s educational history.

       2. 2. The need to achieve continuity in the child’s education and...

       3. 3. The need to identify any educational need which the child...

       4. 4. The need to carry out any assessment in respect of...

       5. 5. Taking account of the information available in paragraphs 1 to...

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       SCHEDULE 4

       MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED IN ARRANGEMENTS TO ACCOMMODATE CHILDREN WHO ARE NOT IN CARE

       1. 1. The type of accommodation to be provided and its address...

       2. 2. The details of any services to be provided for the...

       3. 3. The respective responsibilities of the responsible authority and—

       4. 4. What delegation there has been by the persons referred to...

       5. 5. The arrangements for involving those persons and the child in...

       6. 6. The arrangements for contact between the child and—

       7. 7. The arrangements for notifying changes in arrangements for contact to...

       8. 8. In the case of a child aged 16 or over...

       9. 9. The expected duration of arrangements and the steps which should...

19. Explanatory Note