# The Children (Secure Accommodation) (Wales) Regulations 2015, Regulation 9: Duty to give information of placement in secure accommodation

Extent: E+W

(1) Where a child is placed in secure accommodation in premises in Wales at which a secure accommodation service is provided by a person other than the local authority which is looking after the child, the person registered in respect of that service must inform the local authority or local authority in England which is looking after the child that the child has been placed there within 12 hours of the placement beginning.
(2) The local authority or local authority in England looking after the child must then confirm to the registered person—
(a) its authorisation for the child to be held in secure accommodation;
(b) the period of authorisation;
(c) details of any order made by a court authorising the placement.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2015/1988/regulation/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/children-secure-accommodation-wales-regulations-2015/regulation-9
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