Scotland's Children
The Children (Scotland) Act 1995 Regulations and Guidance
Volume 2 Children Looked After by Local Authorities
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Contents
Guidance
Chapter 1 Local Authority Responsibilities for Children Who are Looked
Assessing the needs of the child
The care plan
The range and level of services to be provided
The steps necessary to end the arrangement
Parental Involvement for Children who are Looked After
Contact between Children and their Families
Health and Development
Educational Development
Respite Placements
Notifications of Placement
Monitoring the Placement
Reviews
Terminating the Placement
Establishment and Safekeeping of Records
Notification of Occurrences
Deaths of Children who are Looked After
Children to be Cared for by their Own Parents
Contributions towards Looking After Costs
Emigration of Children who are Looked After
Annex 1 Progress Indicators for Home Supervision
Annex 2 Suggested Format for Reviews of Children Placed away from Home
Annex 3 Checklist of Issues for the Reviews of Children in Respite Placements
Annex 4 Report to the Secretary of State after a Child who is Looked After has Died
Chapter 2 Home Supervision
Planning Home Supervision Programmes
After the Hearing
The Care Plan
Delivering the Supervision Programme
Ending and Withdrawing
Chapter 3 Fostering Service
Recruitment and Approval of Foster Carers
Publicising the need for foster carers
Recruitment
Assessment
Assessment of relatives and family friends as foster carers
Approval
Review and termination of approval
The foster care agreement
Training and support of foster carers
Investigation of allegations about foster carers
Complaints, representations and reconsideration
Payment of foster carers
Placing a Child with Foster Carers
The decision to place a child in a foster placement
The foster placement agreement
Emergency placements
Immediate placements with persons not approved as foster carers
Preparation and introduction of the child and carers
Arrangements between local authorities and voluntary organisations
Placements through private fostering agencies
Inter-agency arrangements between local authorities
Arrangements to place children as a result of action by a children's hearing
Chapter 4 Residential Care
Purpose
Range of Residential Establishments
Information to the Person in Charge
Statement of Functions and Objectives
Number of Children who may be Accommodated
Appointment of Person in Charge
Quality of Care
Precautions against Fire and Accident
Notification of the Death of a Child Looked After
Care and Control
Personal Records
Log Book
Monitoring Registered Establishments
External Management Arrangements
Recreational Trips
AnnexMatters to be Included in a Statement of Functions and Objectives
Chapter 5 Registration and Inspection of Certain Residential Schools
Registration Requirements and Conditions
Refusal or Cancellation of Registration
Appeals against Refusal of Registration and Conditions
Voluntary Registration
Standards for Registration and Inspection
Monitoring Registered Establishments
Liaison with HM Inspectors of School (HMI) and Local Authorities
Quality Of Care
Child Protection Issues
Chapter 6 Secure Accommodation
Purpose and use
Regulations
Children (Scotland) Act 1995
Certain supervision requirements - interim placement
Other children looked after - interim placement
Secure accommodation as a place of safety
Information for a children's hearing
Review of supervision requirement
Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995
Detention in summary proceedings
Children otherwise detained
Review of use of secure accommodation
Quality of Care
Care and Control
Quality Development Plan
Chapter 7 Throughcare and Aftercare
Statutory Provisions
The Young People Concerned
Policy and Planning
Care Planning and Reviews
Young People with Special Needs
Young People's Relationships and Self-Esteem
Aftercare Provision
Provision of Services
Specialist aftercare services
Advice and "drop-in" services
Accommodation
Health Care
Young People, the Children's Hearings and the Criminal Justice System
Role of Voluntary Sector
Role of Housing Agencies
Education, Training and Employment
Information for Young People
Regulations and Rules
The Arrangements to Look After Children (Scotland) Regulations 1996
Schedule 1-Regulation 3(2)(a)
Schedule 2-Regulation 6(1)
The Fostering of Children (Scotland) Regulations 1996
Schedule 1- Regulation 7(1)(a)
Schedule 2- Regulation 8
Schedule 3- Regulation 12
The Residential Establishments - Child Care (Scotland) Regulations 1996
Schedule-Regulation 5(1)
The Secure Accommodation (Scotland) Regulations 1996
Children's Hearings (Scotland) Rules 1996
Schedule
Forms 1- 25
Children's Hearings (Transmission of Information etc.) (Scotland) Regulations 1996
Schedule 1- Regulation 2(1)
Schedule 2- Regulation 2(2)
Schedule 3- Regulation 3(1)
Schedule 4- Regulation 4(1
Schedule 5 - Regulation 5(1)