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

JurisdictionWales
CitationSI 2015/1818 (W261)
(1) The title of these Regulations is the Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (Wales) Regulations 2015 and they come into force on 6 April 2016.(2) These Regulations apply in relation to Wales.(1) In these Regulations—
  • the 1989 Act” (“Deddf 1989”) means the Children Act 1989 ;
  • the 2012 Act (“Deddf 2012”) means the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 ;
  • the 2014 Act” (“Deddf 2014”) means the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 ;
  • the Fostering Regulations” (“y Rheoliadau Maethu”) means F76the Fostering Panels (Establishment and Functions) (Wales) Regulations 2018;
  • appropriate person” (“person priodol”) means—
    • (a) P, where C is to live, or lives, with P;
    • (b) F, where C is to be placed, or is placed, with F;
    • (c) where C is to be placed, or is placed, in a children's home, the person who is registered under Part 2 of the Care Standards Act 2000 F68or the person who is registered under Part 1 of the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 in respect of that home; or
    • (d) where C is to be placed, or is placed, in accordance with other arrangements under section 81(6) (d) of the 2014 Act, the person who will be responsible for C at the accommodation;
  • area authority” (“awdurdod yr ardal”) means the local authority or local authority in England for the area in which C is placed, or is to be placed, where this is different from the responsible authority;
  • C” (“C”) means a child who is looked after by the responsible authority ;
  • care and support plan” (“cynllun gofal a chymorth”) means the plan for the future care and support of C prepared and maintained in accordance with section 83 of the 2014 Act;
  • case record” (“cofnod achos”) has the meaning given in regulation 63;
  • connected person” (“person cysylltiedig”) means a relative , friend or other person connected with C;
  • detention placement plan” (“cynllun lleoli dan gadwad”) has the meaning given in regulation 58;
  • director” (“cyfarwyddwr”) means the person in charge of a secure training centre;
  • F” (“F”) means a person who is approved as a local authority foster parent and with whom it is proposed to place C or, as the case may be, with whom C is placed;
  • fostering service provider” (“darparwr gwasanaeth maethu”) means—
    • (a) F77a fostering services provider within the meaning given in regulation F782 of the Fostering Regulations , and
    • (b) a fostering service provider within the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the Fostering Services (England) Regulations 2011 ;
  • full assessment process” (“proses asesu gyflawn”) has the meaning given in regulation 26(2) (d) ;
  • general practitioner” (“ymarferydd cyffredinol”) means a registered medical practitioner who—
    • (a) provides primary medical services under Part 4 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 , or
    • (b) provides services which correspond to services provided under Part 4 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006, otherwise than in pursuance of that Act;
  • “governor” (“llywodraethwr“) means the person in charge of a young offender institution;
  • health care provider” (“darparwr gofal iechyd”) means, in the case of a placement in Wales, a local health board , or in the case of a placement in a local authority area in England, the National Health Service Commissioning Board and any relevant F99integrated care board) and in any other case, the equivalent body in the country in which C is placed or is to be placed;
  • “health plan” (“cynllun iechyd) has the meaning given in regulation 5(1) (b) (i) ;
  • F63“IFS team” (“tîm integredig cymorth i deuluoedd”) means an integrated family support team established by a partnership body in accordance with the Partnership Regulations;
  • independent visitor” (“ymwelydd annibynnol”) means the independent person appointed to be C's visitor under section 98 of the 2014 Act;
  • IRO” (“SAA”) means the independent reviewing officer appointed for C's case under section 99(1) of the 2014 Act;
  • LAC Education Co-ordinator” (“Cydgysylltydd Addysg PDG”) means the person designated by the responsible authority to co-ordinate personal education plans and to address the educational needs of looked after children and care leavers within the area of the responsible authority;
  • lead director for children and young people's services” (“cyfarwyddwr arweiniol ar gyfer gwasanaethau plant a phobl ifanc”) means the officer of the responsible authority appointed for the purposes of section 27 of the Children Act 2004 ;
  • link worker” (“gweithiwr dolen gyswllt”) means a member of staff of a children's home appointed in accordance with the requirements of the F69Regulated Services (Service Providers and Responsible Individuals) (Wales) Regulations 2017 with particular responsibility for protecting and promoting the health and educational well-being of a child and for liaison with education and health care providers on that child's behalf;
  • nominated officer” (“swyddog enwebedig”) means the director for social services or other senior officer of the responsible authority nominated in writing by the director of social services to act on his or her behalf for the purposes of these Regulations;
  • P” (“P”) means—
    • (a) a person who is C's parent;
    • (b) a person who is not C's parent but who has parental...

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