The Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (Wales) Regulations 2015

Timing of reviews

39.—(1) The responsible authority must first review C’s case within 20 working days of the date on which C becomes looked after.

(2) The second review must be carried after an interval of not more than three months after the first, and subsequent reviews must be carried out at intervals of no more than 6 months.

(3) Nothing in this regulation prevents the responsible authority from carrying out a review before the time specified in paragraph (1) or (2) and it must do so if—

(a) the responsible authority considers that C is, or has been, persistently absent from a placement,

(b) the responsible authority is notified by the appropriate person, P or the area authority is concerned that C is at risk of harm,

(c) subject to paragraph (4), if C so requests,

(d) the IRO so requests,

(e) regulation 33 applies,

(f) where C is provided with accommodation under section 77(2)(b) or (c) of the 2014 Act and a review would not otherwise occur before C ceases to be so provided with accommodation,

(g) where C is in the care of the authority and is detained and a review would not otherwise occur before C ceases to be so detained, or

(h) where C is looked after but is not in the care of the responsible authority and—

(i) the responsible authority proposes to cease to provide accommodation for C, and

(ii) accommodation will not subsequently be provided for C by C’s parents (or one of them) or any person who is not C’s parent but who has parental responsibility for C,

(i) C is part of a family whose case has been referred to an IFS team and the family has been notified their case will be supported by such a team.

(4) The responsible authority is not required to carry out a review pursuant to paragraph (3)(c) if the IRO considers that a review before the time specified in paragraph (1) or (2) is not justified.