Placement Plan Part 1 - Placement Agreement

The Placement Plan Part 1 sets out the arrangements and agreements which should to be in place when a child or young person becomes looked after, such as, essential names and addresses, immediate arrangements for contact, agreement for the child to be looked after and to receive medical treatment. The Placement Plan Part 1 should be completed whenever a child or young person becomes looked after, even in an emergency.

Using the Placement Plan Part 1 - Placement Agreement

The Placement Plan Part 1 can provide a useful focus during tense or emotive meetings to arrange for a child or young person to become looked after. The focus on the detail of the child or young person's day to day needs may help to reassure parents or carers that their child will be well cared for.

The Placement Plan Part 1 comes in a self-duplicating version so that information can be shared with carers at the same time as the child is placed with them, even in an emergency .

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