PART 5Requirements on service providers as to the steps to be taken on commencement of the provision of care and support
Personal plan15
1
The service provider must prepare a plan for the individual which sets out—
a
how on a day to day basis the individual's care and support needs will be met,
b
how the individual will be supported to achieve their personal outcomes,
c
the steps which will be taken to mitigate any identified risks to the individual's well-being, and
d
the steps which will be taken to support positive risk-taking and independence, where it has been determined this is appropriate.
2
The plan which is required to be prepared under paragraph (1) is referred to in these Regulations as a personal plan.
3
The personal plan must be prepared prior to commencement of the provision of care and support to the individual, unless paragraph (4) applies.
4
This paragraph applies in a case where the individual is in urgent need of care and support and there has been no time to prepare a personal plan prior to the commencement of the provision of care and support to the individual.
5
If paragraph (4) applies, the personal plan must be prepared within 24 hours of the commencement of the provision of care and support to the individual.
6
When preparing a personal plan, the service provider must involve the individual, the placing authority (if applicable) and any representative. But the service provider is not required to involve a representative if—
a
the individual is an adult or a child aged 16 or over and the individual does not wish the representative to be involved, or
b
involving the representative would not be consistent with the individual's well-being.
7
In preparing the personal plan, the service provider must take into account—
a
the individual's care and support plan,
b
if there is no care and support plan, the service provider's assessment under regulation 14(4),
c
any health or other relevant assessments,
d
the individual's views, wishes and feelings,
e
any risks to the individual's well-being, and
f
any risks to the well-being of other individuals to whom care and support is provided.