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Children and Young Persons Act 2008

32.Every local authority should have a plan for the future care of each child it looks after. Care plans should describe the child’s needs, set out the services that will be provided to meet those needs and the local authority’s long term plan for the child. The care plan should include amongst other things:

  • proposed placement (type and details);

  • other services to be provided to the child or family either by the local authority or other agencies;

  • the health plan;

  • the Personal Education Plan; and

  • dates of scheduled reviews of the care plan.

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