# The Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015, Regulation 20: Restraint and deprivation of liberty

Extent: E+W

(1) Restraint in relation to a child is only permitted for the purpose of preventing—
(a) injury to any person (including the child);
(b) serious damage to the property of any person (including the child); or
(c) a child who is accommodated in a secure children's home from absconding from the home.
(2) Restraint in relation to a child must be necessary and proportionate.
(3) These Regulations do not prevent a child from being deprived of liberty where that deprivation is authorised in accordance with a court order.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/541/regulation/20 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/childrens-homes-england-regulations-2015/regulation-20
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