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

Regulation 41

SCHEDULE 8 Considerations to which the responsible authority must have regard when reviewing C’s case

1.  The effect of any change in C’s circumstances since the last review, in particular of any change made by the responsible authority to the C’s care and support plan, whether decisions taken at the last review have been successfully implemented, and if not, the reasons for that.

2.  Whether the responsible authority should seek any change in C’s legal status.

3.  Whether there is a plan for permanence for C.

4.  The arrangements for contact and whether there is any need for changes to the arrangements in order to promote contact between C and P, or between C and other connected persons.

5.  Whether C’s placement continues to be the most appropriate available, and whether any change to the placement plan or any other aspects of the arrangements made to provide C with accommodation is, or is likely to become, necessary or desirable before the next review of C’s case.

6.  Whether C’s placement safeguards and promotes C’s well-being, and whether any safeguarding concerns have been raised.

7.  C’s educational needs, progress and development and whether any change to the arrangements for C’s education and training is, or is likely to become, necessary or desirable to meet C’s particular needs and to promote C’s educational achievement before the next review of C’s case, having regard to the advice of any person who provides C with education or training, in particular the designated person of any school at which C is a registered pupil.

8.  C’s leisure interests.

9.  The report of the most recent assessment of C’s state of health obtained in accordance with regulation 7 and whether any change to the arrangements for C’s health care is, or is likely to become, necessary or desirable before the next review of C’s case, having regard to the advice of any health care professional received since the date of that report, in particular C’s general practitioner.

10.  Whether C’s needs related to C’s identity are being met and whether any particular change is required, having regard to C’s religious persuasion, racial origin, sexual orientation, and cultural and linguistic background.

11.  Whether the arrangements made in accordance with regulation 34 continue to be appropriate and understood by C.

12.  Whether any arrangements need to be made for the time when C will no longer be looked after by the responsible authority.

13.  C’s wishes and feelings, and the views of the IRO, about any aspect of the case and in particular about any changes the responsible authority has made since the last review or proposes to make to C’s care and support plan.

14.  Where regulation 31(3) applies, the frequency of R’s visits.

15.  Where C is a category 1 young person who has been placed with a local authority foster parent, ascertain whether C and F intend to make a post-18 living arrangement.

16.  If paragraph 15 applies and if C wishes to make such an arrangement but F does not, consider whether C should be placed with a different local authority foster parent in order to facilitate the making of such an arrangement when C ceases to be looked after.

17.  Where C falls within regulation 5(1)(f), whether C’s needs as a result of that status are being met.