(a) in paragraph (2) after “of the meeting” insert “, or as soon as is reasonably practicable,”, and 

(b) in paragraph (3) after “panel’s recommendations” insert “, or as soon as is reasonably practicable,”. 

## Inspection of Local Authorities 

## PART 6 

## Amendment of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 (Inspection of Local Authorities) Regulations 2007 

7.  In regulation 3 (publication of written statement of proposed action) of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 (Inspection of Local Authorities) Regulations 2007( a ), after “of receiving that report,” insert “, or as soon as is reasonably practicable”. 

## PART 7 

## Care Planning 

## Amendment of the Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (England) Regulations 2010 

8. —(1) The 2010 Regulations are amended as follows. 

(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation), omit the definition of “connected person”. 

(3) In regulation 5(1) (preparation and content of the care plan)— 

(a) in sub-paragraph (c) after “placement plan” insert “once prepared”, and 

(b) in sub-paragraph (e) after “placement plan” insert “, once this has been prepared”. 

(4) In regulation 9(2) (placement plan), for “within five working days of” substitute “as soon as is reasonably practicable after”. 

(5) For regulation 11(4)(a) (placement decision) substitute— 

“(a) F who is a person with whom a placement is made under regulation 24, or”. 

(6) In regulation 18(1) (decision to place a child with P), omit “and the responsible authority have prepared a placement plan for C”. 

(7) In regulation 19(b) (circumstances in which a child may be placed with P before assessment completed), for “within 10 working days of” substitute “as soon as is reasonably practicable after”. 

(8) In regulation 22A(2) (placement following consideration in accordance with section 22C(9B)(c) of the Act)— 

(a) omit paragraph (2), and 

(b) for the opening words of paragraph (3) substitute— 

“(3) Before making a placement under paragraph (1), the responsible authority must—”. 

(9) Omit regulation 22B(2)(a) (conditions to be complied with before placing C in a long term foster placement). 

(10) In regulation 23 (emergency placement with a local authority foster parent), for the words “six working days” in both places in which they occur substitute “twenty four weeks”. 

(11) In regulation 24 (temporary approval of relative, friend or other person connected with C)— 

