# The Accommodation of Children (Charge and Control)Regulations 1988, Regulation 2: Scope of Regulations


(1) Subject to the provisions of this regulation these Regulations shall apply to every child to whom Part III of the Act (which relates to the treatment of children in the care of a local authority) applies(g) and who is or is proposed to be placed.
(2) These Regulations shall not apply to a child who has been received into the care of a local authority under section 2 of the Act (voluntary care) unless a resolution has been passed under section 3 of the Act in respect of that child.
(3) These Regulations shall not apply to the placement of a child for adoption pursuant to the Adoption Act 1976.
(4) Where a child is committed by a court to the care of a local authority by an order under section 7(2) of the Family Law Reform Act 1969, section 43 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973, section 2(2)(b) of the Guardianship Act 1973, sections 34(5) and 36(2) and (3)(a) of the Children Act 1975 or section 26(1)(b) of the Adoption Act 1976, the application of these Regulations is subject to any directions given by the court whether any such direction is given before or after the coming into force of these Regulations.
(5) Nothing in these Regulations shall require the temporary removal of a child from the person with whom the child is to be placed and with whom he is already living before he is placed.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/2183/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/accommodation-of-children-charge-and-controlregulations-1988/regulation-2
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