The Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (England) Regulations 2010

Notification of placement E+W

13.—(1) Subject to paragraph (3), the responsible authority must give written notification to the persons listed in paragraph (2) of the arrangements for C's placement before the placement is made or, if the placement is made in an emergency, within five working days of the start of the placement, unless it is not reasonably practicable to do so.

(2) The persons referred to in paragraph (1) are—

(a) C, unless it would not be appropriate to do so having regard to C's age and understanding,

(b) P,

(c) if C is in the care of the responsible authority, any person who is allowed contact with C under section 34(1) and any person who has contact with C by virtue of an order under section 34,

(d) if C is looked after but is not in the care of the responsible authority, any person who has contact with C pursuant to an order made under section 8 (residence,contact and other orders with respect to children),

(e) any person who was caring for C immediately before the arrangements were made,

(f) [F1 the National Health Service Commissioning Board and the clinical commissioning group] (or in the case of a child living or to be placed in Wales, the local health board) for the area in which C is living and, if different, for the area in which C is to be placed,

(g) C's registered medical practitioner and, where applicable, the registered medical practitioner with whom C is to be registered during the placement,

(h) any educational institution attended by, or person providing education or training for, C, and

(i) the IRO.

(3) The responsible authority may decide not to give notification to any of the persons listed in sub-paragraphs (b) to (e) if to do so would put C at risk of significant harm.

[F2 (4) In the case of a placement outside the area of the responsible authority (including a placement outside England)—

(a) the responsible authority must give written notification to the area authority of the arrangements for C’s placement before the placement is made or, if the placement is made in an emergency, within five working days of the start of the placement unless it is not reasonably practicable to do so, and

(b) that notification must include—

(i) details of the responsible authority’s assessment of C’s needs and the reasons why the placement is the most suitable for responding to these,

(ii) a copy of C’s care plan (where this has not already been provided to the area authority by virtue of regulation 11(2)(d)(ii)).]

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in reg. 13(2)(f) substituted (1.4.2013) by The National Treatment Agency (Abolition) and the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013/235), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 151

F2 Reg. 13(4) inserted (27.1.2014) by The Childrens Homes and Looked after Children (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/3239), regs. 1(1), 19