The Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (England) Regulations 2010

Timing of reviews

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33.—(1) The responsible authority must first review C’s case within 20 working days of the date on which C becomes looked after.

(2) The second review must be carried out not more than three months after the first, and subsequent reviews must be carried out at intervals of not more than six months.

(3) The responsible authority must carry out a review before the time specified in paragraph (1) or (2) if—

(a)the IRO so requests,

(b)regulation 30 applies,

(c)C is provided with accommodation under section 21(2)(b) or (c) and a review would not otherwise occur before C ceases to be so provided with accommodation,

(d)C is in the care of the responsible authority and is detained in a secure training centre or a young offenders institution, and a review would not otherwise occur before C ceases to be so detained, or

(e)C is looked after but is not in the care of the responsible authority and

(i)the responsible authority propose to cease to provide accommodation for C, and

(ii)accommodation will not subsequently be provided for C by C’s parents (or one of them) or any person who is not C’s parent but who has parental responsibility for C.