PART 3 E+W Placements – general provisions

Placement plan E+W

9.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (4), before making arrangements in accordance with section 22C for C's placement, the responsible authority must—

(a) prepare a plan for the placement (“the placement plan”) which—

(i) sets out how the placement will contribute to meeting C's needs, and

(ii) includes all the matters specified in Schedule 2 as are applicable, having regard to the type of the placement, and

(b) ensure that—

(i) C's wishes and feelings have been ascertained and given due consideration, and

(ii) the IRO has been informed.

(2) If it is not reasonably practicable to prepare the placement plan before making the placement, the placement plan must be prepared [F1 within five working days of] [F1 as soon as is reasonably practicable after] the start of the placement.

(3) The placement plan must be agreed with, and signed by, the appropriate person.

(4) Where the arrangements for C's placement were made before 1^st April 2011, the responsible authority must prepare the placement plan as soon as reasonably practicable.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in reg. 9(2) substituted (temp.) (24.4.2020) by The Adoption and Children (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/445), regs. 1(2), 8(4) (with Pts. 12, 13)