A stand alone final care plan must be prepared, setting out how the local authority intends to meet the child’s needs, including issues pertaining to placement provision, health care, education and importantly contact with birth relatives. The independent reviewing officer role is crucial here, and it is vital they are in agreement with the final care plan, or where they are not that the Court is made aware of any areas of disagreement. The local authority must plan effectively to ensure decisions are made in a timely manner to enable local arrangements for the ratification of any adoption plan for instance to be in place at the necessary time prior to the IRH.
A stand alone final care plan must be prepared, setting out how the local authority intends to meet the child’s needs, including issues pertaining to placement provision, health care, education and importantly contact with birth relatives. The independent reviewing officer role is crucial here, and it is vital they are in agreement with the final care plan, or where they are not that the Court is made aware of any areas of disagreement. The local authority must plan effectively to ensure decisions are made in a timely manner to enable local arrangements for the ratification of any adoption plan for instance to be in place at the necessary time prior to the IRH.
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