Regulation 5 Duty to inform parents and others of intention to place child in secure accommodationI1
England and Wales
Where a local authority intends to apply to a court to place a child whom it is looking after in secure accommodation, it must, as far as is reasonably practicable, notify, as soon as possible—
(a)
the child’s parents;
(b)
any person who is not a parent but has parental responsibility for the child;
(c)
the child’s independent visitor, if one has been appointed; and
(d)
any other person who that local authority considers should be informed.