Putting care into practice: draft statutory guidance for local authorities on care planning, placement and case review for looked after children and regulations

The care planning, placements and case review regulations bring together in a single set of regulations all the duties on local authorities for making care plans, ensuring that a child or young person is provided with accomodation which meets his or her needs and a review conducted of the child's case within specified timescales. These activities are at the heart of effective corporate parenting.

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