Plan11

1

If the local authority decide under regulation 9 to provide any adoption support services to a person, they shall—

a

prepare a plan (“the plan”) in accordance with which the services are to be provided; and

b

give notice of the plan in accordance with regulation 10,

except where the services to be provided are to consist of services to be provided on a single occasion.

2

The local authority shall for the purpose of preparing the plan consult—

a

any person who is to be given notice of the plan under paragraph (1);

b

where it appears to the local authority that—

i

there may be a need for the provision of services to that person by a Primary Care Trust; or

ii

there may be a need for the provision to him of any services which fall within the functions of a local education authority,

that Primary Care Trust or local education authority.

3

If the local authority decide under regulation 9 to provide any adoption support services to a person, and are required under that regulation to give notice of that decision, they shall—

a

nominate an individual who shall monitor the provision of the services that are to be provided; and

b

notify the person of the nomination when they notify him of their decision under regulation 9(1).