Statutory guidance

Promoting the health and wellbeing of looked-after children

Statutory guidance to ensure an effective health and care plan is in place for looked-after children.

• From: Department for Education and Department of Health and Social Care
• Published: 13 November 2009

This publication was withdrawn on 17 March 2015

This has been replaced by updated guidance on promoting the health and wellbeing of looked-after children.

Applies to England

Documents

Promoting the health and wellbeing of looked-after children

Ref: ISBN 978-1-84775-574-2, DCSF-01071-200

PDF, 874 KB, 93 pages

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Details

This is statutory guidance for:

• local authorities
• NHS England
• clinical commissioning groups
• social workers
• independent reviewing officers
• frontline practitioners

It aims to support local authorities and the NHS to meet the health needs of all looked-after children.

The guidance supersedes the 2002 guidance ‘Promoting the health of looked-after children’. It will be reviewed in autumn 2014.

What legislation does this guidance relate to?

• The Children Act 1989
• The Children Act 2004

Published 13 November 2009