The Looked After Children (Scotland) Regulations 2009

Termination of placement

This section has no associated Executive Note

47.—(1) Where, for any reason, it appears to a local authority that it is no longer in a child’s best interests to remain in a placement the local authority must make arrangements to terminate the placement as soon as is practicable.

(2) Where a local authority terminates a placement under paragraph (1) they must immediately notify any person, local authority or Health Board who received notification of the placement under regulation 13, 29 or 34.

(3) In this regulation a child is in a placement where that child is–

(a)being cared for under arrangements made in accordance with regulation 8;

(b)placed with a kinship carer under regulation 11;

(c)placed with a foster carer under regulation 27;

(d)placed with a carer in an emergency under regulation 36 or 39; or

(e)otherwise provided with accommodation by a local authority under section 25 of the 1995 Act.