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The Arrangements for Placement of Children by Voluntary Organisations and Others (England) Regulations 2011

Voluntary organisations

Children in care

Voluntary health services

Medical advice and support services

Child protection

King's Printer of Acts of Parliament

2017-07-13

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS, ENGLAND

These Regulations make provision for children who are not looked after by a local authority but are provided with accommodation by voluntary organisations or in private children’s homes.

The Arrangements for Placement of Children by Voluntary Organisations and Others (England) Regulations 2011

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The Health and Care Act 2022 (Consequential and Related Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2022

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The Arrangements for Placement of Children by Voluntary Organisations and Others (England) Regulations 2011

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The Health and Care Act 2022 (Consequential and Related Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2022

reg. 51(2)(b)

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The Arrangements for Placement of Children by Voluntary Organisations and Others (England) Regulations 2011

Regulations

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The National Treatment Agency (Abolition) and the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2013

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The National Treatment Agency (Abolition) and the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (Consequential, Transitional and Saving Provisions) Order 2013

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The Arrangements for Placement of Children by Voluntary Organisations and Others (England) Regulations 2011

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The Child Arrangements Order (Consequential Amendments to Subordinate Legislation) Order 2014

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The Special Educational Needs (Consequential Amendments to Subordinate Legislation) Order 2014

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The Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 (Consequential Amendments to Secondary Legislation) Regulations 2018

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The Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 (Consequential Amendments to Secondary Legislation) Regulations 2018

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The Health and Care Act 2022 (Further Consequential Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2023

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The Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 (Consequential Amendments to Secondary Legislation) Regulations 2017

Rheoliadau Deddf Rheoleiddio ac Arolygu Gofal Cymdeithasol (Cymru) 2016 (Diwygiadau Canlyniadol i Is-ddeddfwriaeth) 2017

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The Health and Social Care Act 2012 (Consequential Provision—Social Workers) Order 2012

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The Children and Social Work Act 2017 (Consequential Amendments) (Social Workers) Regulations 2019

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The Arrangements for Placement of Children by Voluntary Organisations and Others (England) Regulations 2011

PART 1General

1Citation, commencement and application

2Interpretation

3Application of Regulations

PART 2Placements – general provisions

4Making of arrangements

5Considerations on making, and contents of, placement plans

6Health assessment

7Notification of arrangements

8Arrangements for contact

9Establishment of records

10Retention and confidentiality of records

PART 3Placements by a voluntary organisation with a foster parent

11General duty of voluntary organisation

12Making of placements

13Visits

PART 4Other Duties

14Termination of placements

15Placements outside England

16Local authority visits to children

PART 5Reviews of children’s cases

17Reviews of children’s cases

18(1) Each responsible authority must appoint a person (“the independent...

19Time when each case to be reviewed

20Manner in which cases are to be reviewed

21Considerations to which the responsible authority are to have regard

22Health reviews

23Consultation, participation and notification

24Arrangements for implementation of decisions arising out of reviews

25Matters to be notified to the independent reviewing officer

26Monitoring arrangements for reviews

27Recording review information

PART 6Miscellaneous

28Application of Regulations to short-term placements

29Revocations

SCHEDULE 1Considerations to which responsible authorities are to have regard

1Health considerations

2The child’s health history including, so far as practicable, the...

3The effect of the child’s health and health history on...

4Existing arrangements for the child’s medical and dental care including—...

5Any planned changes to existing arrangements.

6Educational considerations

7Existing arrangements for the child’s education and training, including details...

8Any planned changes to existing arrangements for the child’s education...

9The child’s leisure interests.

SCHEDULE 2Matters to be included in a placement plan

1The type of accommodation to be provided and its address...

2The details of any services to be provided for the...

3The respective responsibilities of the responsible authority and—

4What delegation there has been by the persons referred to...

5The arrangements for involving those persons and the child in...

6The arrangements for contact between the child and—

7Whether there is any need for changes in the arrangements...

8The arrangements for notifying changes in arrangements for contact to...

9The expected duration of arrangements and the steps which should...

SCHEDULE 3Elements to be included in reviews

1Maintaining information relating to the arrangements for looking after the...

2Maintaining and updating the name and address of any person...

3Making necessary preparations and providing any relevant information to the...

4Initiating meetings of relevant personnel of the responsible authority and...

5Making decisions or taking steps following decisions arising out of,...

SCHEDULE 4General considerations to which responsible authorities are to have regard in reviewing the child’s case

1Arrangements for contact, and whether there is any need for...

2Any special arrangements that have been made or need to...

3The responsible authority’s immediate and long term arrangements for providing...

4The child’s educational needs, progress and development.

5Whether arrangements need to be made for the time when...

6Whether a plan for permanence needs to be made.

2011 No. 582

Children And Young Persons, England

The Arrangements for Placement of Children by Voluntary Organisations and Others (England) Regulations 2011

Made3rd March 2011

Laid before Parliament10th March 2011

Coming into force1st April 2011

The Secretary of State for Education makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 59(2), (3), (3A), (4)(a) and (5A), 62(3) (and that subsection as applied by section 64(4) in relation to a person who is carrying on a private children’s home), and 104(4) of, and paragraph 4(1)(a) of Schedule 4, paragraph 7(1)(a) of Schedule 5, and paragraph 10(1)(a) and (2)(l)1 of Schedule 62 to, the Children Act 19893: