# The Children (Secure Accommodation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996, Regulation 2: Placement of a child aged under 13 in secure accommodation


Article 44 shall be modified in relation to a child under the age of 13 years of age so that a child under the age of 13 years shall not be placed in secure accommodation in an authority home without the prior approval of the Department.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1996/487/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/children-secure-accommodation-regulations-northern-ireland-1996/regulation-2
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