Regulation 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

These Regulations may be cited as the Accommodation of Children (Charge and Control) Regulations 1988 and shall come into force on 1st June 1989.

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

• “the Act” means the Child Care Act 1980;

• “area authority” means, in relation to a child, the local authority^f1 in whose area the dwelling of the person with whom the child is placed is situated, where the child is not in the care of that authority;

• “custodian”, in relation to a child, means the person in whom legal custody of the child is vested under a custodianship order under section 33(1) of the ChildrenAct 1975^f2;

• “guardian ad litem” means a guardian ad litem appointed pursuant to section 32B of the Children and Young Persons Act 1969^f3, under rules made under section 65 of the Adoption Act 1976^f4 or pursuant to section 7 or 12F(3) ^f5(f) of the Act;

• “placement” means the accommodation of a child under the charge and control of a parent, guardian, relative or friend pursuant to section 21(2) of the Act (charge and control), the expressions “place” and “placed” shall be construed accordingly and “placed with” a person means accommodated under that person’s charge and control;

• “placement decision” means a decision to place a child which is made in accordance with regulation 6 (placement decisions by Director of Social Services or nominated person).

• “supervisory duties” means the duties imposed by regulation 8 (supervision of placements).

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—