Introduction
Smyly Trust Services recognises that the primary responsibility for convening a statutory care plan meeting and for writing statutory care plans lies with the young person’s Social Worker. This policy offers guidance on the role and responsibility of the centre in this process.

Purpose
The purpose of this policy is to:

• Ensure that each young person’s placement in the centre is supported by a comprehensive written statutory care plan.
• Establish a consistent and effective approach to care planning for each young person living in Smyly Trust Services.
• Ensure that the effectiveness of each young person’s care plan is reviewed to reflect developments in the young person’s life.
• Ensure that each young person’s placement in the centre is supported by a comprehensive written placement Plan.
• Ensure that all persons with a bona fide interest in the welfare of the young person have the opportunity to contribute to the planning process.
• Ensure that young people are involved in planning for their care.
• Prepare young people for their review meetings.
• Ensure as far as possible that young people’s parent(s) are involved in the care planning process.
• Encourage the line management of the centre and of the young person’s Social Worker to respond to concerns about the quality or frequency of the care planning process.
• Provide written evidence that each young person has a statutory care plan.
• Make statutory care plans available for review, monitoring and inspection by authorised personnel.