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

Regulation 26

SCHEDULE 5 Matters to be taken into account when assessing the suitability of a connected person to care for C

1.  In respect of the connected person—

(a) the nature and quality of any existing relationship with C;

(b) their capacity to care for children and in particular in relation to C to—

(i) provide for C’s physical and emotional needs and ensure that C will have appropriate medical and dental care,

(ii) protect C adequately from harm or danger including from any person who presents a risk of harm to C,

(iii) ensure that the accommodation and home environment is suitable with regard to the age and developmental stage of C,

(iv) promote C’s learning and development, and

(v) provide a stable family environment which will promote secure attachments for C, including the promotion of positive contact with P and other connected persons, unless to do so is not consistent with the duty to safeguard and promote C’s well-being;

(c) their state of health, including current state of physical, emotional and mental health and medical history including any current or past issues of domestic violence, substance misuse or mental health problems;

(d) their family relationships and the composition of their household, including particulars of—

(i) the identity of all other members of the household, including their age and the nature of their relationship with the connected person and with each other, including any sexual relationship,

(ii) any relationship with any person who is a parent of C,

(iii) any relationship between C and other members of the household,

(iv) other adults not being members of the household who are likely to have regular contact with C, and

(v) any current or previous domestic violence between members of the household, including the connected person;

(e) their family history, including—

(i) particulars of their childhood and upbringing, including the strengths and difficulties of their parents and other persons who cared for them,

(ii) their relationships with their parents and siblings, and their relationships with each other,

(iii) their educational achievement and any specific learning difficulty or disability,

(iv) a chronology of significant life events, and

(v) particulars of other relatives and their relationships with C and the connected person;

(f) particulars of any criminal offences of which they have been convicted or in respect of which they have been cautioned;

(g) their past and present employment and other sources of income; and

(h) the nature of the neighbourhood in which their home is situated and resources available in the community to support C and the connected person.

2.  In respect of members of the household aged 18 and over, so far as is practicable, all the particulars specified in paragraph 1 except sub-paragraphs (e), (f) and (g).