The Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (Wales) Regulations 2015

Pathway assessments and plans: post-18 living arrangements

50.—(1) In order to discharge its duty under section 108(2) of the 2014 Act(1), a responsible authority must provide the information referred to in paragraph (2) about post-18 living arrangements to the following persons—

(a) C, where C is placed with F or in a children’s home, when preparing or reviewing C’s pathway plan;

(b) C, where C is a category 1 young person who has been placed with F, when preparing or reviewing C’s pathway plan;

(c) any F with whom the responsible authority has placed C, when preparing or reviewing C’s pathway plan;

(d) any former foster parent(2) of C;

(e) a parent or other person who had parental responsibility for C before C was placed with F (unless to do so would place C at risk of harm);

(f) where C is placed in a children’s home, C’s link worker;

(g) the IRO;

(h) R;

(i) where one has been appointed for C, an independent visitor;

(j) a category 3 young person who is participating in a post-18 living arrangement;

(k) a former foster parent who is participating in a post-18 living arrangement;

(l) any other person whom the responsible authority considers requires such information.

(2) The information referred to in paragraph (1)—

(a) includes—

(i) details of the responsible authority’s duties under section 108 of the 2014 Act,

(ii) a copy of the responsible authority’s policy on post-18 living arrangements,

(iii) information about the financial implications attendant upon the making of a post-18 living arrangement as they apply to both C and to F,

(iv) information about the eligibility for and alternatives to a post-18 living arrangement that are available for C,

(v) details of other sources of information, advice and support available to help C and F make a decision about seeking to make a post-18 living arrangement,

(vi) information about the support available to category 3 young persons and their former foster parents who make a post-18 living arrangement during the course of such an arrangement,

(vii) updates on any changes to the responsible authority’s policy or practice relating to the making and support afforded during a post-18 living arrangement, and

(b) must be provided in a format that is appropriate for the age and understanding of the recipient.

(1)

Section 108(2) of the 2014 Act requires the responsible authority to ascertain if C and F wish to make a post-18 living arrangements when C ceases to be looked after.

(2)

“Former foster parent” is defined in section 108(3) of the 2014 Act.