Statutory guidance

Independent reviewing officers' handbook

Statutory guidance relating to care planning and reviewing arrangements for looked-after children.

• From: Department for Education
• Published: 31 March 2010

Applies to England

Documents

Independent reviewing officers' handbook

Ref: ISBN 978-1-84775-673-2, DCSF-00184-2010

PDF, 563 KB, 74 pages

Details

This statutory guidance is for:

• local authorities
• children’s services
• independent reviewing officers (IROs)

It applies to local authorities and IROs when planning care and reviewing arrangements for looked-after children.

The handbook covers:

• the roles and duties of IROs in caring for looked-after children
• the strategic and managerial responsibilities of LAs in establishing an effective IRO service

It should be used in conjunction with ‘Volume 2 - Children Act 1989: care planning, placement and case review’.

This document replaces the 2004 guidance ‘Independent reviewing officers guidance: Adoption and Children Act 2002’.

Published 31 March 2010