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Regulation 5(3)

SCHEDULE 2Matters to be included in a placement plan

1.  The type of accommodation to be provided and its address together with the name of any person who will be responsible for the child at that accommodation on behalf of the responsible authority.

2.  The details of any services to be provided for the child.

3.  The respective responsibilities of the responsible authority and—

(a)any parent of the child, and

(b)any person who is not a parent of the child but who has parental responsibility for that child.

4.  What delegation there has been by the persons referred to in paragraph 3(a) and (b) of this Schedule to the responsible authority of parental responsibility for the child’s day to day care.

5.  The arrangements for involving those persons and the child in decision-making with respect to the child having regard to—

(a)the duty of the voluntary organisation under section 61(2) of the 1989 Act, and

(b)the duty of the person carrying on a private children’s home under section 64(2) of the 1989 Act.

6.  The arrangements for contact between the child and—

(a)the child’s parents,

(b)any person who is not a parent of the child but who has parental responsibility for that child,

(c)any sibling of the child, where they have not been placed together, and

(d)any relative, friend or other person connected with the child.

7.  Whether there is any need for changes in the arrangements in order to promote contact with the child’s family and others so far as is consistent with the child’s welfare and, if appropriate, the reasons why contact with any such person would not be reasonably practicable or would be inconsistent with the child’s welfare.

8.  The arrangements for notifying changes in arrangements for contact to any of the persons referred to in paragraph 6.

9.  The expected duration of arrangements and the steps which should apply to bring the arrangements to an end, including arrangements for rehabilitation of the child with the person with whom the child was living before the voluntary arrangements were made or some other suitable person.