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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2015/1818/regulation/13</dc:identifier><dc:title>The Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (Wales) Regulations 2015</dc:title><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:subject scheme="SIheading">CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS, WALES</dc:subject><dc:modified>2026-05-13</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2026-04-01</dct:valid>
					<dc:description>These Regulations make provision about care planning for looked after children (i.e. children who are looked after by a local authority (“LA”), whether or not they are in the care of the LA by virtue of a care order), and associated matters.</dc:description>
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				</ukm:Metadata><Secondary><Body DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2015/1818/body" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2015/1818/body" NumberOfProvisions="66" TerritorialApplication="W" RestrictExtent="E+W" RestrictStartDate="2026-04-01"><Part DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2015/1818/part/3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2015/1818/part/3" NumberOfProvisions="6" id="part-3" TerritorialApplication="W" RestrictExtent="E+W" RestrictStartDate="2023-11-06"><Number><Strong>PART 3</Strong></Number><Title>Placements – general provisions</Title><Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2015/1818/part/3/crossheading/placements-out-of-area" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2015/1818/part/3/crossheading/placements-out-of-area" NumberOfProvisions="4" id="part-3-crossheading-placements-out-of-area" RestrictStartDate="2023-11-06" RestrictExtent="E+W" TerritorialApplication="W"><Title><Emphasis>Placements out of area</Emphasis></Title><P1group RestrictStartDate="2016-04-06" RestrictExtent="E+W" TerritorialApplication="W"><Title>Placement outside England and Wales</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2015/1818/regulation/13" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2015/1818/regulation/13" id="regulation-13"><Pnumber>13</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2015/1818/regulation/13/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2015/1818/regulation/13/1" id="regulation-13-1"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>This regulation applies if—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2015/1818/regulation/13/1/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2015/1818/regulation/13/1/a" id="regulation-13-1-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>C is in the care of the responsible authority, and</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2015/1818/regulation/13/1/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2015/1818/regulation/13/1/b" id="regulation-13-1-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>the responsible authority makes arrangements to place C outside England and Wales in accordance with the provisions of section 124 of the 2014 Act (arrangements to assist a child to live outside England and Wales).</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2015/1818/regulation/13/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2015/1818/regulation/13/2" id="regulation-13-2"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The responsible authority must take steps to ensure that, so far as is reasonably practicable, requirements corresponding with the requirements which would have applied under these Regulations had C been placed in Wales, are complied with.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2015/1818/regulation/13/3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2015/1818/regulation/13/3" id="regulation-13-3"><Pnumber>3</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The responsible authority must include in the care and support plan details of the arrangements made by the responsible authority to supervise C's placement.</Text></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Part></Body></Secondary></Legislation>