The Special Guardianship (Wales) Regulations 2005

Special guardianship support services plan

11.—(1) The circumstances prescribed for the purposes of section 14F(6)(b) of the Act are that the local authority decide to provide special guardianship support services to a person on more than a single occasion.

(2) If the local authority considers it appropriate, for the purposes of preparing the plan, they must consult—

(a) any person falling within regulation 10(1); and

(b) where the person to whom the plan relates lives in another local authority area, that local authority,

and such consultation must include discussion as to when the plan should be reviewed.

(3) Where it appears to the local authority that there may be a need for the provision of services to the person to whom the plan will relate by a Local Health Board, NHS Trust, Primary Care Trust or local education authority, the local authority must consult that Board, Trust or authority, for the purposes of preparing the plan.

(4) The local authority must provide a copy of the plan—

(a) in accordance with regulation 10;

(b) where paragraph 3 applies, to the Local Health Board, Trust or authority; and

(c) unless the authority considers it unnecessary, where the person to whom the plan relates lives in another local authority area, to that local authority.