Requirements in relation to placements in secure accommodation

Duty to give information of placement in secure accommodation9

1

Where a child is placed in secure accommodation in a children’s home which is provided by a person other than the local authority which is looking after the child, the person registered in respect of the children’s home must inform the local authority which is looking after the child that the child has been placed there within 12 hours of the placement beginning.

2

The local authority looking after the child must then confirm to the registered person—

a

its authorisation for the child to be held in secure accommodation;

b

the period of authorisation; and

c

details of any order made by a court authorising the placement.