Regulation 11 Review of placement in secure accommodation in an authority home

(1)

The persons appointed under regulation 10 to review the keeping of a child in secure accommodation shall have regard to whether or not—

(a)

the criteria for keeping the child in secure accommodation continue to apply;

(b)

the placement in such accommodation in an authority home continues to be necessary; and

(c)

any other description of accommodation would be appropriate for him,

and in doing so shall have regard to the welfare of the child whose case is being reviewed.

(2)

Before conducting the review referred to in regulation 10, the persons appointed shall, unless it is not reasonbly practicable to do so, seek the views of—

(a)

the child;

(b)

any parent of his;

(c)

any person not being a parent of his but who has parental responsibility for him;

(d)

any other person who has had the care of the child, whose views the persons appointed consider should be taken into account;

(e)

the child’s independent visitor, if one has been appointed; and

(f)

the authority managing the secure accommodation in which the child is placed, if that authority is not the authority which is looking after the child.

(3)

The authority shall, so far as is reasonably practicable, notify all those whose views have been sought under paragraph (2), of the details of the result of the review and what action, if any, the authority proposes to take in relation to the child in the light of the review, and its reasons for taking or not taking such action.