Regulation 27A Prohibition on placing a child under 16 in other arrangementsF1
A responsible authority may only place a child under 16 in accommodation in accordance with other arrangements under section 22C(6)(d), where the accommodation is—
in relation to placements in England, in—
a care home;
a hospital as defined in section 275(1) of the National Health Service Act 2006;
a residential family centre as defined in section 4(2) of the Care Standards Act;
a school within the meaning of section 4 of the Education Act 1996 providing accommodation that is not registered as a children’s home;
an establishment that provides care and accommodation for children as a holiday scheme for disabled children as defined in regulation 2(1) of the Residential Holiday Schemes for Disabled Children (England) Regulations 2013;
in relation to placements in Wales—
accommodation provided by a care home service, within the meaning of paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 1 to the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 (“the RISCWA 2016”);
in a hospital as defined in section 206(1) of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006;
accommodation provided by a residential family centre service, within the meaning of paragraph 3(1) of Schedule 1 to the RISCWA 2016;
in a school within the meaning of section 4 of the Education Act 1996 providing accommodation together with nursing or care that does not constitute a care home service;
in relation to placements in Scotland—
in a residential establishment, within the meaning of paragraph (a) of the definition in section 93(1) of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995;
accommodation provided by the Scottish public fostering service, within the meaning of paragraph 10(a) of Schedule 12 to the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (“the PSR(S)A 2010”);
accommodation provided by a care home service, within the meaning of paragraph 2 of Schedule 12 to the PSR(S)A 2010;
accommodation provided by a school care accommodation service, within the meaning given by or under paragraph 3 of Schedule 12 to the PSR(S)A 2010;
in a hospital as defined in section 108(1) of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978.
Annotations
Textual amendments
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Regs. 27A, 27B inserted (9.9.2021) by The Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/161), regs. 1, 4