# The Asylum Seekers (Reception Conditions) Regulations 2005, Regulation 3: Families


(1) When the Secretary of State is providing or arranging for the provision of accommodation for an asylum seeker and his family members under section 95 or 98 of the 1999 Act, he shall have regard to family unity and ensure, in so far as it is reasonably practicable to do so, that family members are accommodated together.
(2) Paragraph (1) shall only apply to those family members who confirm to the Secretary of State that they agree to being accommodated together.
(3) This regulation shall not apply in respect of a child when the Secretary of State is providing or arranging for the provision of accommodation for that child under section 122 of the 1999 Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/7/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/asylum-seekers-reception-conditions-regulations-2005/regulation-3
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