Amendment of the Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (England) Regulations 2010
19. In regulation 13, after paragraph (3) insert—
“(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)).”.