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

Preparation and content of the care plan

6.—(1) The responsible authority must keep C’s care plan under review in accordance with Part 6 and, if they are of the opinion some change is required, they must revise the care plan or prepare a new care plan accordingly.

(2) Save as otherwise provided in these Regulations, the responsible authority must not make any significant change to the care plan unless the proposed change has first been considered at a review of C’s case.

(3) Subject to paragraph (4), the responsible authority must give a copy of the care plan—

(a) to C, unless it would not be appropriate to do so having regard to C’s age and understanding,

(b) to P,

(c) to the IRO,

(d) where C is to be placed, or is placed, with F, to the fostering service provider that approved F in accordance with the 2002 Regulations,

(e) where C is to be placed, or is placed, in a children’s home, to the person who is registered under Part 2 of the Care Standards Act 2000 in respect of that home, and

(f) where C is to be placed, or is placed, in accordance with other arrangements under section 22C(6)(d), to the person who will be responsible for C at the accommodation.

(4) The responsible authority may decide not to give a copy of the care plan, or a full copy of the care plan, to P if to do so would put C at risk of significant harm.