Section 135 — Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989: Review of plan
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135 Review of plan (1) Subject to section 127(3) of this Act, the person who is directed, pursuant to section 134 of this Act, to review a plan prepared under section 128 of this Act in respect of a child or young person shall, not later than the date fixed pursuant to section 134 of this Act for the review of that plan, review that plan and furnish to the Court a report setting out the results of that review, together with a revised plan in respect of that child or young person. (2) Section 130 of this Act shall apply to a revised plan as if it were a plan required to be prepared pursuant to section 128 of this Act. (3) Every report furnished to the Court pursuant to subsection (1) of this section in respect of the review of a plan shall— (a) State which of the objectives set out in the plan have been achieved and which of those objectives are yet to be achieved: (b) State, in respect of those objectives that are yet to be achieved, what action is required to achieve those objectives: (c) State, in respect of any order made by the Court under this Part of this Act in relation to the child or young person to whom the plan relates, whether that order should continue in force, or be varied, suspended, or discharged, and whether any condition of that order should be continued in force, or be varied, suspended, or discharged, and the reasons for those recommendations: (d) State whether the Court should make any other order under this Part of this Act in relation to that child or young person, and the reasons for that recommendation: (e) State, in respect of those persons who were required to be given a copy of the plan pursuant to section 132 of this Act, whether each of those persons agrees with the recommendations contained in the report. (4) On the request of the person required to review a plan under subsection (1) of this section, a Care and Protection Co-ordinator may convene a family group conference for the purpose of reviewing the plan. (5) The provisions of sections 20 to 36 of this Act shall apply with all necessary modifications with respect to the convening of a family group conference for the purposes of subsection (4) of this section. Subsection (1) was substituted, as from 8 January 1995, by section 23(1) Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Amendment Act 1994 (1994 No 121). Subsections (4) and (5) were inserted, as from 8 January 1995, by section 23(2) Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Amendment Act 1994 (1994 No 121).
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