The regulations before you today, if approved, will amend the Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (Wales) Regulations 2015 to provide for the exceptions to the requirement to have a personal education plan, which, in turn, will continue the existing position as to the circumstances in which a child is to be treated as looked-after for the purposes of the 2018 Act. As the definition of 'looked-after child' is narrower in the 2018 Act than the 2014 Act, the amendments provided in these regulations will ensure that both Acts and the additional learning needs code dovetail together in respect of the duties in respect of looked-after children with ALN. I should make it clear, however, that looked-after children not classed as such by the 2018 Act will still have rights under the ALN system, like any other child or young person; it's just that the specific provisions for looked-after children will not apply to them and, as such, the responsibility may lie with a different body for preparing and maintaining any IDP they may require.

These technical amendments are required to continue the existing position regarding looked-after children who are required to have a personal education plan and the list of information that must be included in a personal education plan. Further minor technical amendments are also being made to the 2015 regulations via these amending regulations that are consequential upon the requirement to have a personal education plan being inserted into section 83 of the 2014 Act by the 2018 Act. Again, there are no costs associated with the regulations and I invite Members to support these minor amendments. Diolch.