# The Children (Secure Accommodation) (Wales) Regulations 2015, Regulation 8: Placement in a regulated setting

Extent: E+W

A local authority may only place a looked after child in secure accommodation—
(a) provided in Wales by a secure accommodation service in respect of which the provider is registered,
(b) in a home in England which is registered under Part 2 of the Care Standards Act 2000 as a children’s home providing accommodation for the purpose of restricting liberty, or
(c) provided by a secure accommodation service in Scotland.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2015/1988/regulation/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/children-secure-accommodation-wales-regulations-2015/regulation-8
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