The Children (Representations, Placements and Reviews) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1991

Amendments to Review of Children’s Cases Regulations 1991

4.  After regulation 11 of the Review of Children’s Cases Regulations 1991(1) there shall be inserted the following regulation—

“Transitional Provisions

12.— (1) Where immediately before 14th October 1991 a child is being accommodated by a local authority, a voluntary organisation or in a registered children’s home, regulation 3 (time when each case is to be reviewed) shall have effect subject to the following provisions of this regulation.

(2) Where a child has been accommodated by a local authority, voluntary organisation or in a registered children’s home for less than four weeks before14th October 1991 and—

(a) there has not been a review of the case, that child’s case shall be reviewed within four weeks of 14th October 1991 and thereafter in accordance with regulation 3(2);

(b) there has been a review of the case before 14th October 1991 that child’s case shall be reviewed thereafter in accordance with regulation 3(2).

(3) Where a child has been accommodated by a local authority, voluntary organisation or in a registered children’s home for four weeks or more, but for less than three months, before 14th October 1991 and—

(a) there has not been a review of the case, that child’s case shall be reviewed within three months of 14th October 1991 and thereafter not more than six months after the date of the previous review;

(b) there has been a review of the case before 14th October 1991, that child’s case shall be reviewed thereafter not more than six months after the date of the previous review.

(4) Where a child has been accommodated by a local authority, voluntary organisation or in a registered children’s home for three months or more, but for less than six months, before 14th October 1991 and

(a) there has not been a review of the case, that child’s case shall be reviewed within six months of the day on which the child was first so accommodated and thereafter not more than six months after the date of the previous review;

(b) there has been a review of the case by 14th October 1991 that child’s case shall be reviewed thereafter not more than six months after the date of the previous review. shall be reviewed within 6 months of 14th October 1991 and thereafter not more than 6 months after the date of the previous review.

(5) Where a child has been accommodated in a registered children’s home otherwise than by a local authority or voluntary organisation for more than 6 months before 14th October 1991 that child’s case shall be reviewed within 6 months of 14th October 1991 and thereafter not more than 6 months after the date of the previous review.”.

(1)

S.I. 1991/895.