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136 Placements with Parents
136 </h1>
141 <div class="well">
142 <p class="bold">
142 SCOPE OF THIS CHAPTER
143 </p>
144 <p>
144 This procedure applies to any placement of a child, on a Care Order or an Interim Care Order
144 <span class="bold">
144 *
144 </span>
144 , with a parent or person with Parental Responsibility or person who held a Child
Arrangements Order specifying with whom the child is to live immediately before the Care
Order was made, for more than 24 hours.
144 </p>
145 <p class="tiny_text">
145 <span class="bold">
145 *Note
145 </span>
145 however that this procedure does not apply to children subject to Interim Care Orders where
the placement is required by the court under Section 38(6) Children Act 1989 for the
purposes of assessment, (and is therefore not subject to the Care Planning, Placement and
Review Regulations 2010).
145 </p>
146 Children may also be placed with parents having acquired Looked After status following a
remand to local authority accommodation, see
146 <a href="p_rem_la_yth_det_accomm.html">
146 Remands to Local Authority Accommodation or to Youth Detention Accommodation Procedure
146 </a>
146 .
147 </div>
154 <div class="section">
154 <h2 id="planned">
154 1. Planned Placements
154 </h2>
155 <p>
155 In exceptional circumstances a child may be placed without the immediate need for the
following procedures; please see
155 <a href="#unplanned">
155 Section 2, Immediate Placements
155 </a>
155 . A child must not be placed with parents if that would be incompatible with an order as to
contact under Section 34 Children Act 1989.
155 </p>
156 <h3>
156 1.1
156 <a id="i">
156 </a>
156 Consultation before Placement
156 </h3>
157 <p>
157 Before a child is placed, the following people must be consulted and their views accounted
for:
157 </p>
158 <ol>
159 <li style="list-style-type:lower-alpha">
159 The child;
159 </li>
160 <li style="list-style-type:lower-alpha">
160 Both parents (including a parent who is not the proposed carer of the child);
160 </li>
161 <li style="list-style-type:lower-alpha">
161 Any person with parental responsibility;
161 </li>
162 <li style="list-style-type:lower-alpha">
162 Any other member of the family who is significant to the child;
162 </li>
163 <li style="list-style-type:lower-alpha">
163 Relevant health practitioners including any health visitor known to the child, the
child's GP, as well as the GP and any health visitor known to the person with whom it is
proposed the child will be placed (with the person's consent);
163 </li>
164 <li style="list-style-type:lower-alpha">
164 The child's school and the local education service where the child will live;
164 </li>
165 <li style="list-style-type:lower-alpha">
165 The child's current foster carer and supervising social worker or the manager of the
children's home currently caring for the child;
165 </li>
166 <li style="list-style-type:lower-alpha">
166 The Probation Provider if it has contact with the family;
166 </li>
167 <li style="list-style-type:lower-alpha">
167 The Police;
167 </li>
168 <li style="list-style-type:lower-alpha">
168 The Youth Offending Service;
168 </li>
169 <li style="list-style-type:lower-alpha">
169 The relevant Children's Services Department if the child is placed in another local
authority's area;
169 </li>
170 <li style="list-style-type:lower-alpha">
170 The child's Independent Reviewing Officer.
170 </li>
171 </ol>
172 <p>
172 The consultation should be formal. The persons being consulted should be written to,
requesting their views on the proposed placement. It is important that those who are
consulted should reply in writing; their written replies should be placed on the child's
case record.
172 </p>
173 <p>
173 If appropriate a letter should also be sent to the child, as part of the consultation
process with the child.
173 </p>
174 <p>
174 Minutes of the Case Review which recommended the child's placement can be taken as a written
record of the consultation with those in attendance.
174 </p>
175 <h3>
175 1.2
175 <a id="ii">
175 </a>
175 Assessment and Checks before Placement
175 </h3>
176 <p>
176 The suitability of the proposed placement should be assessed through:
176 </p>
177 <ul>
178 <li>
178 Obtaining relevant information about the proposed main carer or carers and all members of
the household;
178 </li>
179 <li>
179 Inspecting the accommodation;
179 </li>
180 <li>
180 Checking the proposed carer and all members of the household aged 16 and over with:
181 <ul>
182 <li>
182 The Police (Public Protection Unit);
182 </li>
183 <li>
183 The parents and adult members of the household by them applying for a basic DBS check
if they live in England and Wales, or currently provided via Disclosure Scotland if
they live in Scotland (see
183 <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/basic-dbs-checks-guidance" target="_blank"
rel="noopener">
183 DBS Basic Checks Guidance
183 </a>
183 ).
183 </li>
184 </ul>
185 </li>
186 <li>
186 The carer's GP, NSPCC and Children's Services records.
186 </li>
187 </ul>
188 <p>
188 The assessment should take account of:
188 </p>
189 <ul>
190 <li>
190 The parents' capacity, and the capacity of other adult members of the household, to care
for children. Where a child has suffered, or was likely to suffer, significant harm the
assessment should address 'what has changed in parental capacity and circumstances that
indicate this placement will be in the child's best interest and will promote safe
care?' In particular in relation to the child:
191 <ul>
192 <li>
192 To provide for the child 's physical needs and appropriate medical and dental care;
192 </li>
193 <li>
193 To protect the child adequately from harm or danger, including any person who presents
a risk of harm to the child;
193 </li>
194 <li>
194 To ensure that the home environment is safe for the child including, where relevant,
the need for a risk assessment of any pets and the environment in which they are kept;
194 </li>
195 <li>
195 To ensure that the child's emotional needs are met and they are provided with a
positive sense of self, including any particular needs arising from religious
persuasion, racial origin, and cultural and linguistic background, and any disability
the child has;
195 </li>
196 <li>
196 To promote the child's learning and intellectual development through encouragement,
cognitive stimulation and the promotion of educational success and social
opportunities;
196 </li>
197 <li>
197 To enable the child to regulate their emotions and behaviour, including by modelling
appropriate behaviour and interactions with others;
197 </li>
198 <li>
198 To provide a stable family environment to enable the child to develop and maintain
secure attachments to the parents and other persons who provide care for the child.
198 </li>
199 </ul>
200 </li>
201 <li>
201 The parents' state of health (physical, emotional and mental), the parents' medical
history, including current or past issues of domestic violence, substance misuse or mental
health problems;
201 </li>
202 <li>
202 The state of health (physical, emotional and mental) of other adult members of the
household and their medical history, including current or past issues of domestic
violence, substance misuse or mental health problems;
202 </li>
203 <li>
203 The parents' family relationships and the composition of the parents' household,
including:
204 <ul>
205 <li>
205 The identity of all other members of the household, their age and the nature of their
relationship with parents and one another, including any sexual relationship; their
relationship with any parent of the child;
205 </li>
206 <li>
206 Other adults who are not members of the household but are likely to have regular
contact with the child;
206 </li>
207 <li>
207 Current/previous domestic violence between household members including the parents.
207 </li>
208 </ul>
209 </li>
210 <li>
210 The parents' family history, including:
211 <ul>
212 <li>
212 The particulars of the parents' childhood and upbringing, including the strengths and
difficulties of their parents/carers;
212 </li>
213 <li>
213 The parents' relationship with their parents and siblings, and their relationships
with each other;
213 </li>
214 <li>
214 The parents' educational achievement, including any specific learning
difficulty/disability;
214 </li>
215 <li>
215 A chronology of significant life events;
215 </li>
216 <li>
216 Other relatives and their relationships with the child and parents.
216 </li>
217 </ul>
218 </li>
219 <li>
219 Criminal offences of which the parents or other members of the household have been
convicted or cautioned;
219 </li>
220 <li>
220 Parents' past and present employment/sources of income;
220 </li>
221 <li>
221 The nature of the neighbourhood and resources available in the community to support the
child and parents;
221 </li>
222 <li>
222 Any available information about the parents' previous experiences of looking after
children. Where a parent has other children subject to care/adoption orders, earlier case
records should be explored to ascertain the circumstances which led to social work
involvement and any indication that the capacity of the parent to bring up children has
changed.
222 </li>
223 </ul>
224 <h3>
224 1.3
224 <a id="iii">
224 </a>
224 Recommending the Plan
224 </h3>
225 <p>
225 In normal circumstances, the child's placement with their parent must be part of the Care
Plan, upon the recommendation of a Case Review. If the child has previously suffered
Significant Harm when living with the parent, and continues also to be the subject of a
Child Protection Plan, the Case Review should actively consider the recommendations of
a Child Protection Review Conference before itself recommending the child returns home.
225 </p>
226 <p>
226 The recommendations of the Case Review (and Child Protection Review Conference where
applicable) will then be sent to the
226 <a href="pr_desg_man.html#nom_off_place_lac">
226 Nominated Officer
226 </a>
226 , together with the Care Plan and proposed Placement Plan and a written report covering the
following:
226 </p>
227 <ul>
228 <li>
228 A summary of child's and family's history;
228 </li>
229 <li>
229 A summary of how and why the child came to be in care;
229 </li>
230 <li>
230 A summary of plan for the child when they originally came into care;
230 </li>
231 <li>
231 Details of proposed placement with the parent/s including:
232 <ul>
233 <li>
233 Any therapeutic input that may be required to assist the child and/or parents to
acknowledge the reasons for the child being placed in care, to ensure there is no
minimisation of previous actions and to assist in the process of coming to terms with
any trauma that may previously have occurred.
233 </li>
234 </ul>
235 </li>
236 <li>
236 The outcome of the assessments, consultations and enquiries made, including an assessment
of the parents' ability to meet the identified needs of the child;
236 </li>
237 <li>
237 The aims and objectives of the proposed placement (there needs to be great clarity about
why this placement is being proposed) and long term plan for the child;
237 </li>
238 <li>
238 Any identified areas of risk involved in the placement;
238 </li>
239 <li>
239 The support and services to be provided to the family and child to meet the child's needs;
239 </li>
240 <li>
240 Details of supervision of placement;
240 </li>
241 <li>
241 Arrangements for the child's education;
241 </li>
242 <li>
242 Contingency plans in case of breakdown.
242 </li>
243 </ul>
244 <p>
244 As well as the usual contents, the proposed Placement Plan must include the following:
244 </p>
245 <ol>
246 <li>
246 Details of the support and services to be provided to the parents and the child during the
placement;
246 </li>
247 <li>
247 The obligation on the parents to notify the Local Authority of any relevant change in
circumstances including any intention to change address, any changes in the household in
which the child lives and any serious incident involving the child;
247 </li>
248 <li>
248 The obligation on the parents to ensure that any information relating to the child or the
child's family or any other person given in confidence to the parents in connection with
the placement is kept confidential and that such information is not disclosed to any
person without the consent of the Local Authority;
248 </li>
249 <li>
249 The circumstances in which it is necessary to obtain the prior approval of the Local
Authority for the child to live in a household other than that of the parents;
249 </li>
250 <li>
250 The circumstances in which the placement of the child with the parents pending completion
of the assessment of suitability will be terminated if the decision following completion
of the assessment is not to confirm the placement.
250 </li>
251 </ol>
252 <p>
252 <span class="bold">
252 N.B.
252 </span>
252 The Local Authority must provide such services and support to the parents as appear to be
necessary to safeguard and promote the child's welfare, and record details in the Care Plan
and Placement Plan.
252 </p>
253 <h3>
253 1.4
253 <a id="iv">
253 </a>
253 Approval of the Placement
253 </h3>
254 <p>
254 The placement can only be made after the approval of the
254 <a href="pr_desg_man.html#nom_off_place_lac" target="_blank" rel="noopener">
254 Nominated Officer
254 </a>
254 has been given and the Placement Plan prepared, except as set out in
254 <a href="#unplanned">
254 Section 2, Immediate Placements
254 </a>
254 .
254 </p>
255 <p>
255 The Nominated Officer must be satisfied that:
255 </p>
256 <ul>
257 <li>
257 The child's wishes and feelings have been ascertained and given due consideration;
257 </li>
258 <li>
258 The assessment of parents' suitability to care for the child (see
258 <a href="#ii">
258 Section 1.2, Assessment and Checks before Placement
258 </a>
258 ) has been completed;
258 </li>
259 <li>
259 The placement will safeguard and promote the child's welfare;
259 </li>
260 <li>
260 The Independent Reviewing Officer has been consulted.
260 </li>
261 </ul>
262 If approval is given, consideration should be given to whether the Care Order is still
required. The Local Authority and parents may agree to apply to discharge the Care Order and
if so, such an agreement must include the level of support and supervision to be provided by
the Local Authority after the Care Order has been discharged, and the level of co-operation by
the parents.
263 <h3>
263 1.5
263 <a id="v">
263 </a>
263 Short Term Placements
263 </h3>
264 <p>
264 Where the relevant plan provide for a series of short term placements of a child with a
parent, the requirements as to consultation, enquiries and checks can be carried out once
only rather than every time a placement is made, provided that
264 </p>
265 <ul>
266 <li>
266 All the placements take place within a 12 month period;
266 </li>
267 <li>
267 No single placement is for a period of more than four weeks; and
267 </li>
268 <li>
268 The total duration of the placements does not exceed 90 days.
268 </li>
269 </ul>
270 <p>
270 If a series of short-term placements is part of a longer-term rehabilitation plan, further
consultation and approval must be obtained before the rehabilitation plan is extended and/or
the child is returned to the parent's full-time care.
270 </p>
271 <h3>
271 1.6
271 <a id="sw_during">
271 </a>
271 Social Work Visits During the Placement
271 </h3>
272 <p>
272 The child's social worker must visit the child in the placement within one week of the
placement and thereafter every 6 weeks - see
272 <a href="p_sw_visits.html">
272 Social Worker Visits to Children in Care Procedure
272 </a>
272 .
272 </p>
273 If the child is placed with parents pending assessment (see
273 <a href="#unplanned">
273 Section 2, Immediate Placements
273 </a>
273 ), social work visits must take place at least once a week until the first Case Review,
thereafter at intervals of not more than 6 weeks.
274 <h3>
274 1.7
274 <a id="end_plac">
274 </a>
274 Ending of Placement
274 </h3>
275 <p>
275 Wherever possible the decision to end a placement should be made at a Case Review and the
ending should take place in a planned way. In Re DE (A Child) [2014], the High Court stated
that not less than fourteen days' notice of a removal of the child should be given to the
parents, save in an emergency.
275 </p>
276 The Court further stated that any removal of a child in circumstances where the child's
welfare does not require immediate removal, or without proper consideration and consultation,
is likely to be an unlawful interference with the rights of the parent and child under Article
8 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
277 <p>
277 In emergencies, the social worker must discuss the case with their manager, who will make
the decision. Legal advice should always be sought. The Care Order gives the local authority
power to enable the child to be removed by the social worker but this power should only be
used after obtaining legal advice; the use of other orders (e.g. a recovery order) might be
appropriate in some circumstances.
277 </p>
278 <p>
278 All those notified of the placement starting should be notified (see
278 <a href="#notification">
278 Section 3, Notifications
278 </a>
278 ), in writing, when it ends; preferably notifications should be made prior to the ending, or
as soon as practicable thereafter.
278 </p>
279 <p>
279 A letter should also be sent to the parents and child explaining why the decision was made.
279 </p>
280 </div>
281 <div class="section1">
281 </div>
287 <div class="section">
287 <h2 id="unplanned">
287 2. Immediate Placements
287 </h2>
288 <p>
288 The
288 <a href="pr_desg_man.html#nom_off_place_lac" target="_blank" rel="noopener">
288 Nominated Officer
288 </a>
288 can approve an immediate placement without the necessary consultation and checks having been
made provided that:
288 </p>
289 <ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha">
290 <li>
290 There are exceptional circumstances which justify an immediate placement and it is
consistent with the child's welfare;
290 </li>
291 <li>
291 There has been an interview with the proposed carer who agrees to the placement and
provides as much of the assessment information as can be readily ascertained at the
interview;
291 </li>
292 <li>
292 The accommodation has been inspected; and
292 </li>
293 <li>
293 Information has been obtained about and the social worker seeks to meet the other people
in the household. (This is particularly relevant to identifying issues such as domestic
violence and substance misuse which may impact on the child's safety);
293 </li>
294 <li>
294 The assessment and the review of the child's case are completed within 10 working days of
the child being placed;
294 </li>
295 <li>
295 The decision on placement is made and approved within 10 working days of the assessment
being completed and:
296 <ul>
297 <li>
297 If the decision is to confirm the placement, the Placement Plan is reviewed (and if
appropriate amended);
297 </li>
298 <li>
298 If the decision is not confirm the placement, the placement is terminated.
298 </li>
299 </ul>
300 </li>
301 </ol>
302 <p>
302 The reasons for a decision to place a child on this basis must be fully recorded, signed by
the Nominated Officer and placed on the child's case record.
302 </p>
303 <p>
303 If the child is placed in these circumstances, social work visits must take place at least
once a week until the first Case Review, and thereafter at intervals of not more than 6
weeks.
303 </p>
304 <p>
304 The required consultation, assessment and enquiries for planned placements, as set out in
304 <a href="#planned">
304 Section 1, Planned Placements
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304 must then be completed and presented to the Nominated Officer as set out above.
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305 A 'Working Agreement' should be completed by the practitioner with the parents to clarify
the expectations of the parent(s) and ensure the child is safeguarded and their needs are
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313 3. Notification of Placement
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315 Notification of the placement will be sent by the child's social worker to the Nurse for
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317 The child's social worker must also notify the allocated Independent Reviewing Officer.
317 </p>
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318 These notifications must be made in writing, advising of the placement decision and the name
and address of the children's home where the child is to be placed.
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319 The notifications should be before the start of the placement or within 5 working days.
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