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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/accommodation-of-children-charge-and-controlregulations-1988/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1988/2183",
  "legislation_title": "The Accommodation of Children (Charge and Control)Regulations 1988",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/accommodation-of-children-charge-and-controlregulations-1988",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Regulations)\nThese Regulations provide for the accommodation, under the charge and control of a parent, guardian, relative or friend, of children in the care of a local authority.\nThey make provision for the categories of children to whom the regulations apply (regulation 2); and provide for the persons to be consulted and notified by local authorities before placing children in accommodation under the charge and control of a parent, guardian, relative or friend (regulation 3); the duties of local authorities in relation to placements in those circumstances (regulation 4); the enquiries to be made by local authorities before taking decisions to place children in such accommodation (regulation 5); the taking of such decisions by the Director of Social Services or a person nominated by him (regulation 6); the particulars to be included in agreements between local authorities and those who are to accommodate the children (regulation 7); supervision of placements by local authorities (regulation 8); arrangements between local authorities and area authorities (regulation 9); health requirements (regulation 10); the restriction on placements which may be made outside England and Wales (regulation 11); and the circumstances in which there may be termination of placements (regulation 12).\nThe Regulations make provision also for registers to be kept by local authorities (regulation 13); case records relating to placements (regulation 14); the retention of and access to case records (regulation 15) and transitional provisions (regulation 16).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/2183/note",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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