Requirements in relation to placements in secure accommodation

Records to be kept in respect of a child in secure accommodation in a children’s home12

When a child is placed in secure accommodation in a children’s home the persons who are registered in respect of the children’s home must maintain a record for that child which includes—

a

the name, date of birth and sex of that child;

b

details of the care order or other statutory provision by virtue of which the child is placed in the children’s home;

c

details of the local authority placing the child and the name of the authorising officer;

d

the date and time of the start of the placement in secure accommodation;

e

the reason for the placement;

f

the address of the place where the child was living before the placement;

g

the names and relevant details of the persons informed by virtue of regulation 5 of the child’s placement;

h

details of any court orders made in respect of the child under section 119;

i

details of reviews undertaken under regulation 11;

j

the date and time of any periods when the child is locked on his own in any room other than his bedroom during usual bedtime hours, the name of the person authorising this action, the reason for it and the date on which and time at which the child ceases to be locked in that room; and

k

the date and time of the child’s discharge and the child’s address following discharge from secure accommodation.