7. The proposed S31A plan – the early permanence and contact plan A separate table of realistic placement options MUST be added to 7.1 Table of realistic placement the statement for each sibling. options The Social Worker should clearly detail how the local authority proposes the child(ren) can each be given the security, stability and care they require for the rest of their childhoods. Only realistic placement options should be listed. Parents should not be included as a realistic placement option(s) if they are not a realistic option, as this will have been covered already in section 5.1 (Analysis of each parents capability to meet each child’s needs) and then in the concluding analysis about the preferred option in 7.2. and factors detailed within each table are ‘In favour’ ‘against’ clear, and all factors and are detailed in full to ‘in favour’ ‘against’ justify the proposed plan competently. This should not be cut and pasted between the children but clearly detailed to the children as individuals, although there might be a common thread throughout. This section clearly details the Local preferred and Authority’s 7.2 The preferred and proposed proposed placement option for each individual child and how this placement option for each child decision has been reached. It is clear that the Social Worker has fully considered Re BS case law and there is a guidance document on CC Inform if required.
7. The proposed S31A plan – the early permanence and contact plan 7.1 Table of realistic placement options A separate table of realistic placement options MUST be added to the statement for each sibling. The Social Worker should clearly detail how the local authority proposes the child(ren) can each be given the security, stability and care they require for the rest of their childhoods. Only realistic placement options should be listed. Parents should not be included as a realistic placement option(s) if they are not a realistic option, as this will have been covered already in section 5.1 (Analysis of each parents capability to meet each child’s needs) and then in the concluding analysis about the preferred option in 7.2. ‘In favour’ and ‘against’ factors detailed within each table are clear, and all factors ‘in favour’ and ‘against’ are detailed in full to justify the proposed plan competently. This should not be cut and pasted between the children but clearly detailed to the children as individuals, although there might be a common thread throughout. 7.2 The preferred and proposed placement option for each child This section clearly details the Local Authority’s preferred and proposed placement option for each individual child and how this decision has been reached. It is clear that the Social Worker has fully considered Re BS case law and there is a guidance document on CC Inform if required.