The Child’s Plan (Scotland) Order 2016

PART 2 CONTENT AND COPIES OF A CHILD’S PLAN

Information to be contained in a child’s plan

3.—(1) In addition to the information required by section 34 of the Act, a child’s plan is to contain the information specified in paragraph (2).

(2) The information is—

(a) information regarding the matters listed in the Schedule, insofar as applicable to the child;

(b) a record of any wellbeing needs which the child has and any action taken or to be taken to address those needs, which is set out in any of the following—

(i) a child’s plan prepared in respect of the child under regulation 5 of the 2009 Regulations;

(ii) a co-ordinated support plan prepared for the child under section 9 of the 2004 Act;

(iii) a pathway plan relating to the child which has been prepared in accordance with the 2003 Regulations;

(iv) any other plan prepared in respect of the child (whether under an enactment or otherwise), which contains information relevant to the child’s wellbeing needs.

Provision of copies of a child’s plan

4.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), after a child’s plan has been prepared, the authority which prepared it must provide a copy of the plan to—

(a) the child where, taking account of the child’s age and maturity, the responsible authority considers that the child is capable of understanding the purpose and effect of the child’s plan;

(b) the child’s parents; and

(c) the service provider in relation to the child.

(2) The authority must not provide a copy of the plan to a person specified in paragraph (1) where the authority considers that providing a copy of the plan to that person would—

(a) place the child’s wellbeing at risk;

(b) place any person named in or likely to be identified from the plan at risk of harm; or

(c) be incompatible with any legal obligation to which the authority is subject.

(3) Where paragraph (2) applies but the authority is satisfied that there would be no risk or, as the case may be, incompatibility, as mentioned in paragraph (2) if only a part of the plan were given to the person mentioned in that paragraph, the authority must provide that part of the plan to the person.