Children (Representations, Placements and Reviews) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1991
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1991/2033 |
| Year | 1991 |
1991 No. 2033
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS
The Children (Representations, Placements and Reviews) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1991
Made 9th September 1991
Laid before Parliament 12th September 1991
Coming into force 14th October 1991
The Secretary of State for Health in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 23(2)(a) and (f)(ii) and (5), 24(15), 26(5), 59(2), (3), and (5), and 104(4) of, and paragraphs 12(a), 13(a), and 14(a) of Schedule 2, paragraphs 4(1) and (2)(d) of Schedule 4, and paragraphs 7(1) and (2)(g) of Schedule 5, and paragraphs 10(1) and (2)(f) and (1) of Schedule 6, and paragraph 6 of Schedule 7 to the Children Act 19891, and all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:—
Citation and Commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Children (Representations, Placements and Reviews) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1991 and shall come into force on 14th October 1991 immediately after the regulations which they amend.
Amendments to the Representations Procedure (Children) Regulations 1991
2. The Representations Procedure (Children) Regulations 19912shall be amended as follows—
(a) in regulation 4(2) (recording oral representations in writing), for the words from “agree that” to the end of the sentence, there shall be substituted the words “comment on the accuracy of the record.”;
(b) after regulation 4(2), there shall be inserted the following paragraph—
“2A The authority shall consider any comments made by the complainant under paragraph (2) and shall make any amendments to the record which they consider to be necessary.”;
(c) for regulation 4(3) there shall be substituted—
“3 For the purposes of the following provisions of these Regulations, the written record referred to in paragraph (2), as amended where appropriate in accordance with paragraph (2A), shall be deemed to be the representations.”;
(d) in regulation 9(3) (local authority consideration of what action to take), for the word “decisions” there shall be substituted “discussions”;
(e) in regulation 12(2) (application of Regulations to representations by foster parents), for the words “Part I and III”, there shall be substituted “Parts I to III”.
Amendments to Arrangements for Placement of Children (General) Regulations 1991
3. The Arrangements for Placement of Children (General) Regulations 19913shall be amended as follows—
(a) in regulation 5 (notification of arrangements)—
(i) paragraph (1)(e) shall be omitted;
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